Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-19
TImepIeces that DO wonders and
Readily Command Fancy
Prices.

The early summer is the season when
travelling clocks are most in demand This
is because people are starting on their
travels Many travelling clocks are also
sold for wedding gifts. AZ
The travelling clock is by no means a
fad or a fancy but decidedly an article
of practical use. The finest travelling clocks
have eight-day movements though there
are many twenty-four hour travelling
clocks.
Some travelling clocks have no strike
and are simply timekeepers. Among tho
striking travelling clocks there are some
that strike simply the hours and the half
hour. and then there are some that. on
pressing a repeating button in the case,
willsrepest the hour last struck. and there
are still other repeating travelling clocks
that do wonderful things.
Here for example. is one that strikes
the hours and the quarter hours, striking
the quarters with a double hammer. AT
the first quarter this clock makes one dou-
BILE stroke. at the second quarter two and
at the third quarter three double strokes;.
with the double hammer there is no con-
fusion OF quarter with hour strokes
This clock repeats in manner that
seems marvellous. on pressing the re-
struck and then II the first quarter has not
yet been reached it strikes the minutes that
have elapsed since the hour. II one or
more quarters have passed It strikes the
hour and then with its double strokes the
quarters. and then the minutes that have
elapsed since the last quarter.
At any minute OF the night one may
reach out to this clock standing on table
al the bedside and press the repeating but
ton and hear then the little clock strike
unsteady the hour and the minute; strIk-
ing musically. because all striking travelling
clocks have pleasant. musical strikes.
Most travelling clocks are equipped with
an alarm attachment.
Travelling clocks-each being provided
with a leather case in which to carry it,
are all small. some OF them not more than
three inches in height, though the greater
number are from four to Elk Inches high.
They are found in hundreds OF styles. and.
as with so many other things, new styles
are constantly being added. In price they
range, for clocks OF the finer sorts. from
about $40 up to about $500, the cost OF all
the more expensive clocks being in the per-
lection OF their movements and in the
quality, style and artistic perfection OF their
cases. which might be az the most elaborate
workmanship but which commonly would
be without adornmsnt other than such as
could be wrought in or on the material.
There might be found fine travelling clocks
with a circle OF rhinestones around the
DIAL and other such clocks perhaps with a
column OF rhlnestones at each OF the front
angles OF the clocks cases. and very pretty
irdeed would these clocks be found. 10 be.
The travelling clock is considered primarily
as thing OF utility only. and the clocks
In the simpler cases are more generally IN
demand Here. however simplicity does
not by any means signify lack Of grace
Among the finer travelling clocks there
aro some with ceses OF silver, and some
with cases Of glass and bronze. Some IN
/ bronze cases with silver panels wrought IN
v"lief some with decorated porcelain pan
/ els. some with pansIs ~ enamel 10 one OF
another coior. and there are many, IN many
/ STYLES. IN cases - bronze Filded. and amonl
| Ill the various clocks there are MANY that
would he considered as Of simple desigr
49, srN r""lly objects OF great beauty
| New York Sun.