My fourth Waldorf!

[TheVTCGuy]

I… am the envy of my antique clock collecting club I am sure I am the envy of men everywhere…. But I just finished restoring my FOURTH Telechron “Waldorf” clock. It is the farthest one on the left. The workings were in pretty bad shape when I bought it on an on-line auction, but she is running perfectly now. I did a thread on these clocks once and they have become the pride of my collection. These things are monsters! They weigh 15 pounds each. There is very little information about them in any Telechron book, but the RUMOR is they were produced on special order for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC from around 1933-35, and placed in their suites. I have written the hotel (the letter was returned because it is under restoration) the NYC historical society, a couple other places trying to find proof, like a picture of one in a suite, but no luck. How many were made? I have heard various numbers, 100, 200, 300? No one really knows but they are exceedingly rare. In my club, two other members have one each, but I keep lucking out and finding them at meets or on line. There is actually one on Ebay right now, but the base is broken off and I am not interested. I paid a very good price for this one because it wasn’t working and am very happy with the whole deal. These things are so cool!

Anyway, hope you enjoy the pic