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Antique American Clocks
Hammond Clock Co. "Polar Bird", ca. 1932.
In November of 1929 Richard Byrd flew over the South
Pole in a Ford Trimotor airplane, a highly celebrated achievement commemorated by this electric clock with a scene depicted in bas
relief of the Antarctic expedition.
Byrd brought three airplanes to Antarctica including a Fokker Universal monoplane likely
depicted here.
Now that we're all up to speed on the subsequently promoted Rear Admiral Byrd (who also claims to have flown
over the North Pole), I might note that this clock case is made of a black plastic/composite-type of material (not Bakelite) including
the image on the front, 8.25 inches tall.
The hands and propeller are metal.
It has a Hammond spin-start motor inside
that runs once you get it going but will require repeated spins of the propeller to start it.
Once running the propeller turns
at a modest speed, no danger of injury to probing fingers or paws.
The cord has been replaced and it has an old-style plug.
This is a hard-to-find clock that is especially popular because of the turning propeller.