tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post601779095081276760..comments2024-03-22T12:50:22.113-05:00Comments on Garage Sale Finds: One Man's Trash...Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-63456865918196337612016-01-27T10:50:35.986-06:002016-01-27T10:50:35.986-06:00Thanks, Chris. The sad story is, one of my kids (...Thanks, Chris. The sad story is, one of my kids (the interrogation is still ongoing) broke the glass face on that Starlight clock. I still have it in hopes of finding another face someday.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-89109718195902018422016-01-26T16:16:47.933-06:002016-01-26T16:16:47.933-06:00That Starlight clock is gorgeous! I can't beli...That Starlight clock is gorgeous! I can't believe these things were thrown in the trash. Think how many 20th century treasures end up compacted into landfills. You saved those items AND made a tidy profit. Chris Ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875854143718805298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-50811531860645992762012-09-27T12:33:17.256-05:002012-09-27T12:33:17.256-05:00yeah, that's the only thing about it that was ...yeah, that's the only thing about it that was throwing me -- it looks like a set-top clock more than a mantle clock, and TVs certainly weren't around in the 1930s!FrankOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316107158387079660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-17090536863520286592012-09-26T21:28:47.797-05:002012-09-26T21:28:47.797-05:00I've seen it attributed to 1958, 1959 and 1960...I've seen it attributed to 1958, 1959 and 1960. I updated the post above to include an ad I found in the 1960 Mastercrafters catalog. Funny that it's called a Television Starlight clock, because that's exactly where I thought it looked best -- sitting on my 1948/49 Motorola television.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-64447697403088488172012-09-26T10:22:14.568-05:002012-09-26T10:22:14.568-05:00have you found a date for it yet? it does look mor...have you found a date for it yet? it does look more 30s to me than anything else.FrankOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316107158387079660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-27248793225989437382012-09-26T08:12:55.460-05:002012-09-26T08:12:55.460-05:00I gasped as well the first time it lit up.I gasped as well the first time it lit up.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-34915632154616497792012-09-25T23:03:27.512-05:002012-09-25T23:03:27.512-05:00i actually gasped for your etched glass clock, you...i actually gasped for your etched glass clock, you know. what a thing of beauty that is.FrankOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316107158387079660noreply@blogger.com