This American early manufacturer of electric clocks had a factory in Toronto from 1931 to 1936 to produce clocks for the Canadian market.
The clocks used Laurens Hammond's slow-speed, manual-start motors - a knob on the back of the clock had to be spun to start the clock, and power interruptions stopped the clock until it was restarted by hand. The original cords had cloth covers typical of the 1930s.
The mantel models had either molded bakelite plastic cases (dark brown or black) or wood cases. Our wall clock example has a painted metal case.
Some models were available with an alarm function, e.g. the HAMMOND JUNIOR. The GREGORY had a calendar that shows the day of the week and the month date.
Note that most Hammond clocks did not show the model name on them. Model names are known from period company catalogues and advertising.
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