Vintage Alarm Clocks
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 RARE Vintage Heco Travel Alarm Clock GERMAN Gold Hands Dial Metal case  US $19.99
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 Phinney Walker Travel Alarm Clock US $10.00
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 Vintage Alarm Clock Marble Base Made in Germany US $9.99
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 COLLECTIBLE VINTAGE WESTCLOX BABY BEN DELUX ALARM CLOCK US $14.28
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 VINTAGE ENDURA TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK IN LEATHER CASE US $5.98
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 25 OFF Unique Vintage Coin Operated Alarm Clock Made is South America Spanish US $69.99
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 VINTAGE WESTCLOX BIG BEN ALARM CLOCK IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION US $29.95
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 Vtg Bradley Wind up Musical Alarm Clock Western Germany Works Great Nice US $9.99
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 vintage old German made Linden travel alarm clock Works great retro collectable US $5.99
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 Vtg Bradley Wind up Travel Alarm Clock Germany US ZONE Works Great Nice US $9.99
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 3 vintage alarm clock set Majestic Challenge and Telechronelectric US $10.00
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 VTG 1950s SMILEY FACE ROBERT SHAW LUX ALARM CLOCK WE ARE SUPERIOR PEOPLE REPAIR US $9.99
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 Vintage German Brass Seth Thomas Working Wind Up Alarm Clock US $14.50
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 RARE VINTAGE JAPAN TOKYO TOKEI MUSICAL CLOCK NO 885 NEAR MINT COND COLLECTIVE US $34.39
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 VINTAGE LUMITIME AM FM RADIO ALARM CLOCK NO R 661 SEARS ROBUCKS WORKS GREAT US $9.99
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 VINTAGE SETH THOMAS BRASS TRAVELING ALARM CLOCK GERMANY LEATHER CASE GREAT COND US $9.99
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 Vintage LeCoultre Travel Alarm Clock US $60.00
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 General Electric GE C4331B Flip Alarm Clock Radio Vintage Mechanical Digital US $3.88
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 Antique TELECHRON CLOCK Promotional Advertising HALLIBURTON Rare USA Vtg 1940s US $69.99
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 10 VINTAGE ALARM CLOCKS BABY BEN WESTCLOX BULOVA ETC KITCHEN MANTLE WALL OLD US $10.50
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 VINTAGE BRADLEY 7 JEWELS TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK THERMOMETER BAROMETER GERMANY US US $49.95
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 VINTAGE ELGIN ALARM CLOCK A BEAUTYMUST SEE US $19.99
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 Vintage Brass Linden Black Forest Twin Bell Alarm Clock Germany US $29.99
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 Vintage West Clox America Single Bell Alarm Clock US $19.99
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 VINTAGE WESTCLOX ALARM CLOCK model 12120 works US $9.00
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 Casio Moon Graph GMQ 100 Alarm Clock Vintage Mint US $69.90
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 Vintage General Electric Black and Wood Electric Clock Model 7H214 US $6.00
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 LeCoultre Model 51 8 Day Alarm Clock with Original Box and Papers Needs Repair US $80.00
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 Vintage Retro Linden Black forest Made in Germany Alarm Clock US $2.00
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 VINTAGE WATERBURY SOLID BRASS 3 1 2 INCH CARRIAGE CLOCK 1901 US $39.99
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 VINTAGE BABY BEN ALARM CLOCK BLACK KEEPS ACURATE TIME US $8.95
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 Vintage Welby 7 Jewels Alarm Clock Germany US Zone US $8.00
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 Vintage Retro Westclox Travel Alarm Clock with Sliding Cover US $4.25
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 VINTAGE SETH THOMAS MANTELETTE E ELECTRIC MANTEL CLOCK MODEL SS12 N US $4.95
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 EXTREMELY RARE 1971 Red Sesame Street Schoolhouse Talking Alarm Clock w Box 150 US $130.99
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 VERY RARE TIN BRASS ALARM MANTLE CLOCK GOOD APPEARANCE HARD TO FIND US $29.95
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 VERY RARE JENNINGS BROTHERS WATERBURY SOLID BRASS CHERUB CLOCK WORKS US $1.25
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 LOT OF 5 VINTAGE WIND UP WATERBURY ALARM CLOCKS IN NEED OF REPAIR US $39.95
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 VINTAGE 1930s OLD GE DEPRESSION BAKELITE BRASS GOTHIC ELECTRIC DIGITAL CLOCK US $284.99
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 VINTAGE 1930s LINCOLN OLD ELECTRIC ART DECO STREMLINE MID CENTURY BAKELITE CLOCK US $60.00
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 VINTAGE ELGIN WIND UP TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK IN BROWN HARDSHELL CASE US $6.99
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 VINTAGE PHINNEY WALKER TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK WORKS GREAT RED CASE US $9.99
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 Vintage GE General Electric Alarm Mantle Desk Clock Keeps Good Time US $14.99
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 VINTAGE ELECTRIC CLOCK SESSIONS US $50.00
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 VTG 50s ELGIN alarm CLOCK wind up TRAVEL luminous LEATHER CASE MADE WEST GERMANY US $.99
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 Vintage Advance Working Small Alarm Clock Displays Time US $14.99
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 Goldbuhl alarm clock vintage 60 US $1.00
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 VINTAGE CLOCK MANTEL BEAUTIFUL GOLD ROSE DESIGN GLOBE FACE ELECTRIC LOVELY US $15.99
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 Vintage Westclox TS 1 Appliance Timer Clock Alarm 115V Runs Itself Plus Other US $4.99
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 Vintage Ingraham Alarm Clock 1960s EUC US $12.95
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 Vintage GE Alarm Clock with Radio Model 7 4620F US $7.50
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 VINTAGE WESTCLOX BABY BEN METAL WIND UP ALARM CLOCK MODEL 61V 1A US $10.00
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 Vintage 1970S NOS GE 7 4305 FM AM Digital Clock Radio walnut finish NEW MINT US $42.00
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 Vintage GE 7 4410 FM AM Digital Flip Clock Radio NEW walnut grain finish US $103.48
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 vintage German Salvest alarm clock C 1890 US $75.00
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 Vintage NOS GE 8115 White Time Scan Digital Flip Electric Clock BRAND NEW IN BOX US $10.49
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 Antique Westclox Big Ben Nickel Plated Brass Peg Leg Alarm Clock US $67.90
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 Vintage 1980 NOS MAGNAVOX AS128 44 AM FM Digital Clock Radio NEW IN BOX MINT US $199.99
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 Vintage Dainty WESTCLOX Hand Painted Victorian Style Wind Up Alarm Clock WORKS US $9.99
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 GE General Electric Telechron Alarm Shelf Clock Metal Neat Old Vintage US $7.50
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 VINTAGE WESTCLOX BIG BEN WIND UP ALARM CLOCK WORKS US $7.50
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 Vintage Westclox Baby Ben Small Wind Up Black Alarm Clock US $9.99
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 Vintage French Jaz Deluxe Hand Winding Mantle Desk Alarm Clock 7 Jewels US $129.99
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 Vintage RARE LeCoultre 8 Day Cabinet Style Alarm Clockneeds polished runs US $102.50
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 LOT Antique Vintage Shelf Alarm Clocks 1885 Never Stop Parts EARLY LOOK NR US $21.50
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 Vintage Ingraham Electric Luminous Alarm Clock With Original Box US $12.50
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 Vintage Westclox Baby Ben Alarm Clock US $9.99
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 Vintage Westclox Baby Ben alarm clock US $7.99
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 Vintage 60s Linden Wind Up Travel Alarm Clock Glow Hands GUC US $4.99
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 Vintage High Times Alarm Clock with Ceiling Projection US $29.99
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 VINTAGE FOSSIL WINDUP ALARM CLOCK HANDS GLOW WORKS FANTASTIC US $20.45
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 Retro Vintage Westclox Clamshell Compact Travel Alarm Clock Windup Tan Round US $44.99
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 Vintage Metal Switana Alarm Clock with Music Box US $9.99
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 Vintage Linden Mantel Clock West Germany US $29.99
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 Vintage Sankyo 412 Flip Display Alarm Clock US $29.99
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 Vintage Westclox Alarm Clock Shelf Table Windup Scotland Wood Retro Stick Feet US $30.00
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 GE 1980s GENERAL ELECTRIC AM FM CLOCK RADIO BLUE LED DISPLAY 7 4642A EXCELLENT US $29.99
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 Vintage Antique H H France Carriage Alarm Clock Brass Beveled Glass Repair US $125.50
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 VINTAGE SETH THOMAS WIND UP TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK US $9.99
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 Semca Boudoir Alarm Clock SWISS Embossed Europa Style Brass Case US $36.00
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Bedside Tables And Their Use Throughout American History
America, and for that matter the world, hasn't always had bedside tables. These handy little objects were not part of the cave furnishings, or for one room with a loft cottages, either. But shortly after beds were removed to a separate room, and definitely after stairs became the elegant way to reach them, bedside 'stands' became popular.
Think about it. If you sleep in the same room that you cook, eat, and sit in - for warmth or because its the only room you have - the light of the fire will get you safely to bed. If you are sleeping in a loft, you can't take anything with you that you can't carry in your teeth as you climb the ladder.
However, when you go into a dark chamber with a door or a curtain, you may need a candle to light your way. What are you going to do with it when you get to the bed? First settlers probably blew it out and put it on the floor, hoping not to step on it in the morning.
This is the cue for someone to visualize the practicality and luxury of a small table, same height as the bed, with just enough room for the night light. Soon every woman on the creek would want one, too.
Early furniture was made of the readily available oak and maple, but many pine bedside tables were made. The New World was forested with huge pine trees, first used for masts for ocean sailing ships and later for the lumber to build the new country. The Industrial Revolution required warehouses and factories, and the pines were harvested to fill the need.
Men who sawed the lumber grew to appreciate this soft wood that had the long-fiber strength and the clear, close grain of hard wood. Soon they were using it to make furniture, as well as the usual oak, maple, and fruit wood. Fine bedroom furniture was often made of cherry or walnut, but much of the country and cottage furniture was pine.
The 'stand' by the bed began as a simple plank top with legs. Later designs included a low shelf, then a drawer over a storage area, and then added a cabinet door to the front. Small chests of three or more drawers became popular. More elegant furniture in town homes and plantation manors was copied by local artisans and variations on the theme were many.
Nightstands were made of wood left natural or stained, and either polished or varnished. The straight legs went through fashionable changes, being tapered or carved. French influence around the time of the Revolution led to painted nightstands with cabriole legs, elegantly curved and fragile. In the 1930 era, small tables were often round, with fancy legs coming to a center point half way down. It became the fashion to cover them with floral fabrics draped to the floor.
These days, it is hard to visualize a bedroom without one or more tables at bedside. The alarm clock, the reading lamp, the latest bestseller, the TV remote all need someplace to be close at hand. Popular styles include antique, vintage, reproduction, modern, designer, and crate. There are many outlets for this indispensable item, from thrift shops and antique shops to furniture showrooms, catalogs, and on line retailers. Prices vary from very reasonable for unfinished oak to astronomical for a true William and Mary collectible.
Bedside tables are such an essential part of a home it is funny to think that they were once not even thought of.
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