Moonbeam 1950's Repro Clocks – Check your Big Lots!

[Lefty]

My wife calls me strage for sleeping with a pillow on my head.
I say it blocks out the light and any noise.

Morning #1 with the moonbeam:

My wife pushed me awake and pulled the pillow off of my head.
Suddenly, I thought a dump truck was making a turn into our bedroom.

That blinking alarm light on the moonbeam sure is bright!

 

[gpwpat]

I hit 2 BL up last night and no black 1936 clock radio's/ if anybody finds an extra. pretty bummed I couldn't find one there or on line.

I believe Pink Dahlia is going to help me with my 1936 black clock radio addiction.

 

[InspectorMorse]

Awesome thread! I gotta get to my Big Lots and get one (or more)..thanks for the link to the alarmsclocksonline link in case they are out at BL!!!! Wow! i love the Moonbeams, the Twilight, & the 1931 black Big Ben!

 

[InspectorMorse]

...BTW, is the clock radio also made by Westclox?

 

[KilroyCD]

My tale of frustration...

I set out for the closest Big Lots store this morning. "Closest" is a relative term here, as it was still 25 miles away. I got there and couldn't find any section for home decor. So I checked the electronics section. Nothing there either. I walked every aisle of that store, and finally found one pink Moonbeam in a section that was a, well, let's just say the phrase rhymes with "just her luck". This was the clearance section, where everything was just thrown on the shelves in no order whatsoever. Digging deeper, I ultimately found one more pink Moonbeam and three purple repro 1949 Big Bens. No 1936 clock radios. Ugh. Well, I had wasted an hour looking for the blinkin' things, so I bought one of the pink ones and one of the 1949s. Not my favourite colours, but I wasn't going to leave empty handed. On the way out to the car I decided that I wasn't going to settle for these, so I pointed the car in the direction of the next closest Big Lots - 38 miles away and in another state. I was a bit more successful there, as I found a bunch of the Moonbeams in green (they also had the pink), several 1939 Big Bens (like AlanC posted) and a 1931 Big Ben "Athens". Needless to say, I exchanged what I bought at the first store for a Green Moonbeam, a 1939 Big Ben and the 1931 Athens. Still no clock radio though. Bummer.

 

[Sunny]

...BTW, is the clock radio also made by Westclox?

Yes, it is. It's actually 1939, not 1936.

 

[Lefty]

I'm really growing to like this thing.

 

[sixsexsix]

I think we should all start posting pictures of our news clocks in our homes. Fun!

I will when I get home from work

 

[KittyT]

I'm really growing to like this thing.

Is that the green one or the blue one? I've seen pictures of the green ones that look like this lovely shade of mint green that I'm seeing here, but when I looked at it in the box at the store, it looked bright flourescent green! Are there two different green shades available?

 

[Lefty]

I opened the boxes in the store to view the pink, blue and green.
This is the green.
The blue looked completely different to me, but I don't know if there are different shades of blue or green available. Also, my photo is taken by natural light. Everything looks different under those harsh fluorescents.

 

[pretty faythe]

i need to go there and look for a hair dryer anyway, guess i'll see if they have any.

 

[Miss 1929]

Does it tick, buzz, grind, purr?

I live with Mr. Bat Ears so I am doomed to digital clocks. At one point Restoration Hardware had these or a similar style, and they made noise, do these? I want a green one badly... but marital harmony is important too...

 

[sixsexsix]

the second hand makes a little noise, but it barely audible. i cannot sleep in a room with a loud ticking noise and my moonbeam is right above my head and i haven't had any trouble at all.

 

[KittyT]

I live with Mr. Bat Ears so I am doomed to digital clocks. At one point Restoration Hardware had these or a similar style, and they made noise, do these? I want a green one badly... but marital harmony is important too...

Ticking drives me absolutely crazy. I have a vintage solid state radio and I can't use it because of the noise of the motor.

The Moonbeam makes a very faint noise, but I can't hear it unless I'm holding it right next to my head.

 

[Pink Dahlia]

I think we should all start posting pictures of our news clocks in our homes. Fun!

I will when I get home from work

WAH! My pink one is packed in a moving box. I do however have the black radio at the new house. Hm...

 

[KilroyCD]

Yes, it is. It's actually 1939, not 1936.

I stand corrected. I was going by what was posted early on.

 

[InspectorMorse]

I got a pink one for one bedroom that has pink linens in it, but am going to go to some other Big Lots to try & find the blue one(and maybe the black radio one too!) Thanks again for a heads up!

 

[retrogirl1941]

Darn it! You people have pressured me into needing one! I will just have stop by tommorow and hope they have one or my life will be miserable.lol

Samantha

 

[Miss 1929]

Thanks! Now I know that it might be acceptable - and only have to find one! Luckily there's about 4 of these stores near me.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

The Official Alarm clock of the FL.

and at least you will all know how to set the alarm in each other's guest bedrooms.