From 1937 the trademark sectric appears on their synchronous models.
Smiths electric wall clocks.
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From their head office in cricklewood north london they produced clocks for the home workplace aircraft and the motor industry.
Smiths formed a subsidiary company called synchronous electric clocks to produce these clocks as the first models carry this name.
Vintage smiths astral 14 electric clock in white thermoset plastic case.
Founded in 1851 smiths were once the largest clock manufacturer in europe.
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These were put on the market towards the end of 1931.
Smiths clocks could be found everywhere from railway stations to schools from bentley s to mini s and even spitfire aircraft.
Vintage retro 1960 s 70 s smiths sectric electric wall clock mantle stand.
A smith s british brass cased miniature lantern clock with simple timepiece mechanism height 18 cm.
Superb octagonal shaped art deco smiths electric wall clock with illuminated milk glass dial.
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The bijou was a very successful design and became the workhorse of smiths electric clocks and remained in use until around the late 50s.
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Mantle clock 1930 s unusual.
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Electric strike and chime clocks introduced circa 1935 used other types of synchronous motor as also did the smiths mystery clock and the synfinity.
Smiths were one of the first companies to produce synchronous electric clocks.
Usually on the dial but sometimes also on the back cover.