OK...here's the two most insane
Nelson clocks ever:

First one is 2276 and it's called the Hemisphere "Floating Mine" wall clock.

Second one is 2275 and it's called the Full Sphere "Floating Mine" wall clock. This model was also available as a Ceiling hanging clock with a clock face on front AND back!!

Gee, they're really bizarre

I never said they were beautiful
but I'm amazed that you have such a violent opinion about 'em, Lloyd. I'd love to have one (bet it looks cooler in person).

Love em
I really like these. Exactly my kind of thing!

*add on, if Vitra reissued these, as well as the Motion Notion, the only ones I'd seriously consider buying from their hyper-inflated (many pejoratives later) catalog.

stephan you never cease t...
stephan you never cease to amaze me
I think that down under sense of humor we just don't get.

once a stalker now a guy with a former genital condition,
Lord help this poor boy!!!!

crystalline structures......
crystalline structures... Stephen????????????????

um...I think that clock actua...
um...I think that clock actually is vintage LRF. That's the back that Howard Miller used for battery driven clocks (which is why Vitra uses it today). You can see the 4 digit code impressed in the back. That, and the all around wear (particularly the patina on the brass arms), point to it most definitely being genuine and vintage.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=190211009...

Just snapped this one up
2408C, heavy metal case with glass in front of the clockface, available in electric or battery (this one's electric)

This was an expensive clock that was designed as a group of clocks for offices. (originally sold for $60.00 electric and $70.00 battery)

Got it as a "buy it now" for $145.00.

I like it.

your on my tail Barry ...
your on my tail Barry
i will not give up cause if i do you will have them all and I will only have 46 I do like that design,

This is the type of Nelson ...
This is the type of Nelson clock that i can afford for 81 bucks on ebay


I actually saw this clock at the Palm Springs show for 300 I liked it but thought it was a little high priced but every thing at that show was, it had the Nelson traditional hands on it ,
I have a feeling that someone removed them and put the Hobby lobby specials on this clock. but I have several sets of the original hands so on they go and it will look great. my plan worked,

Lloyd:
You got the Whirly Bird clock? Wow, that's a hellava chunk of change.

You know, since eBay started that paranoid removal of full bidder names, I can't be sure who's bidding.

My eBay name is barrymn, so it would look like b*****n

If you're going after something you need bad, and you see my bidding on it too, by all means, let me know and I'll back off.

I'll try not to step on your heels too.

Got one of the clocks I won today
and it's really cool. 14 1/2" across and nearly 4" deep. The hands were bent (don't know if they're original, but they are old). I straightened them out and clocks works beautifully.

I'm not going to try to repair the two wood cracks or try to fill in the edge issues.

The center of the clockfase is metal...probably copper or possibily a bronze-like metal.

It had to have been an expensive clock...it looks like 4758.

That sucks....
I hate eBay doing that.

Occasionally I see someone bidding on an item that I know if not what it appears and I have occasionally emailed the bidder out of kindness. They usually appreciate the information, but I can't do that anymore.

Now, for the sake of 'security' it's all individual "buyer beware".

the 4th one
the 4th one

At that late date, Lloyd,
I wouldn't be surprised if you could buy the clock with either type of hands, or possibily Howard Miller used both types of hands.

Who knows? I get the impression that the end of the Nelson/Howard Miller relationship might have been a bit sticky, and perhaps Howard Miller continued to use the Nelson hands and had to stop due to legal issues.

I could be wrong, but I don't get the impression it was a clean break.

Also, Lloyd
considering that 1) they weren't interested in the reissuing series that went to Vitra, and 2) when contact, they know little or nothing about these clocks and didn't keep very good records, makes me think that the ending of the relationship was messy and unpleasant.

On the other hand (no pun intended), if you contact Howard Miller about the traditional Howard Miller clock your grand Aunt Hildy has on her mantelpiece, they can look it up and tell you exactly when it was made and probably can still service it.

Howard Miller is a good company, but when it came to their 20+ year relationship with George Nelson & Associates, they might as well be Exxon or Wal*Mart.....evil and clueless.

Was looking on ebay before...
Was looking on ebay before and stumbled on this, thought you guys might be interested as it seems to have the original packaging and labels

pete
http://cgi.ebay.com/George-Nelson-Howard-Miller-Wheel-Clock2...

Barry
Barry

You must be talking about Patty Miller she is really a very lovely lady and i deal with her all the time.
she is customer service and can get you any of the hands that vitra makes . they are mostly 18.00 US dollars and 5.00 to ship if any one needs her telephone number it is 610 391 9780 ext. 119.
asking her if Vitra was going to make any more clocks
is like asking me , she has no idea

Side bar .....


someone should get with Vitra and see if they can produce some new cool Nelson designs cause the 10 or 11 that they make are just the tip of the ice berg he has so many other fabulous ones out there it makes me wonder how they chose the ones they did, and left so many cool ones behind,

I wonder how difficult it would be
to change a direct plug chronopack like this into a regular corded electric clock. I could add the chord, but what about the back plate?

The electric chords don't bother me
I actually treasure my electric clocks more than my battery ones....call me old fashioned. I'd especially love to get a winding model, but so far, no luck.

Enjoying a vintage electric clock, chord and all is like collecting and playing my original 1920's and 1930's 78's....I could get 'em on CD, but I prefer the originals.

electric chords?
You inadvertently made a "funny".

just a few of the ...
just a few of the clocks that i have gotten recently
gotta keep up with Barry
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having a little trouble tonight

Hokey smokes, Bullwinkle
This rather rare clock just fetched $1313.99 on eBay! Heavens to Betsy

I didn't bid that high for it
it wasn't my 1313.99. I was bidding on it, but was nowhere close to that ending bid!

I don't mind buying a clock that needs repainting, but if I did a paint jobn on a clock, I doubt I would sell it.

In actual fact, those metal disc clocks are quite rare and I like the look. I only wish I knew its Howard Miller catalog number.

It's an incomplete motion-notion clock
This clock is, I believe, actually model# 2274, one of the 5 or 6 Motion-Notion clocks. It came in both black or white. It is missing the cord or string that would have been strung back and forth from the 12 marker pegs. And more importantly it is missing the plastic disc that goes in the center. This disc had a spiral-graph like design on it and constituted the second hand, it spun around creating an op-art effect. This is what made the Motion-Notion clocks unique. They did away with the idea of the second hand as just a simple stick counting off the seconds in a minute. These spinning spiral-graph designs made the second hand more a part of the total design of the clock. All the Motion-Notion clocks had these spiraling designs in the center for second hands.

maybe we are the dumb one...
maybe we are the dumb ones if he has the parts that clock could be worth thousands,
It looks like all he got was the shell and has a lot of work to do, good luck to him and thanks to I Clock for the update.
I have never seen it before but i do know the three guys who found it at a junk store, and then put it on ebay, they manages to find the most unreal junk and turn it in to gold these are the boys that i bought my rare Harvey Probber sofa from.

If you're happy
That's all that matters...

That's the second time they listed it. I think some people were turned off (like me) by the polished brass. We could debate the pricing, both with strong arguments. Nice piece anyway one looks at it!

The reason I wanted it
is because of all the variations, this is the way (I think) this particular clock should look...dark wood spikes and brass center. It makes it so elegant.

By the way, this is the 19" diameter smaller Starburst clock (2202)...someone is selling the giant Starburst on eBay (2230) which has a large 30" diameter! Problem is that clock has some broken off spoke tips and a couple of them are loose.

They are nearly impossible to fix, so I'll sticik with the small cute one.

By the way, I'm serious about wanting to find some red second hands that do not have the glued-in pin. I need some with open holes.

Is this a Nelson clock?
This is being sold on eBay, but it's listed as non-working.

It looks like it might be one of the weirder Nelson/Irving Harper clocks.

What'd'ya think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Howard-Miller-Mid-Century-Eamesm...

It's neat
But I wouldn't go ape over it. Fixing it would be a serious pain, possibly costly. My verdict...pass...

sorry barry did not mean t...
sorry barry did not mean to give you a cute little reply
it looks like those bombs of the 50s to me !!! and
if you want to buy it be my guest ..
i will not stop you or tell you how to spend your money.

Barry, Is it you who bought...
Barry,
Is it you who bought all those clock catalog reproductions a few months ago? If so, did you see the flip clock in it (and if so, what year?) I'm just curious...

These clock threads are...
These clock threads are brilliant - Barry and LRF are building a real treasury of Nelson (and non Nelson) clock design. But you guys really need to get together and turn it all into a book before Peter Fiell or someone comes up with '1000 Clocks' - this should be your gig!

Ditto.....and LRF
thanx for the little 'gift' I received today....sweet and useful

Had anyone ever
seen or had one of these Basket clocks?

i saw one for 695 and ...
i saw one for 695 and since you got yours for 125. you did real well.
i think it is cool., hopefully i will be able to pick one up for a good price,

this is my clock
hi all, i have somehow stumbled across this forum and your thread and noticed my clock found its way on to here.

i also have a brass ball clock with wooden balls in brilliant condition but like the steering wheel clock that i put on ebay (didn't reach its silly reserve price) i really don't know what either of them a really worth to a serious collector.

is it pc to seek your guidance on the values
http://cgi.ebay.com/George-Nelson-Howard-Miller-Wheel-Clock2...

Well, I think that the price...
Well, I think that the price your clock ended up at was pretty accurate... The markings on the clock face are pretty undesirable, so I'd say that's what held the price down a bit. Maybe a perfect one would go for $500? Maybe a little more. The box, etc are of some value, maybe, but too much due to the condition they're in. The fact that this clock is being reproduced by Vitra also reduces its value. Don't expect to get auction house results selling on ebay...

Not
me

Vitra hands...way too expensive
I mentioned that I bought some extra clock hands, and boy, does Vitra charge a fortune:

I bought:

2 Eye clock clock hand sets @$18.00 ea = $36.00
2 Ball clock hand sets @ $18.00 ea = $36.00
4 Wall clock second hands @ $18.00 ea = $72.00 (!!)
freight charge $8.00

so that was $152.00 plus $9.89 Minnesota tax, $0.22 County tax, and $0.76 City tax

Grand total $162.87.

The taxes were a total rip off since Vitra does not have a business in Minnesota.

What I was expecting is each clock set to include the second and I thought i was buying 4 extra second hands and I did not expect those second hands to cost the same as the pair of clock hands.

Maybe Vitra hasn't ripped me off, but those second at $18.00 a piece is quite expensive.

i just talk to John at ...
i just talk to John at all modern furniture that is where the first series of clocks that we all bought came from ..
well folks no more cheap clocks !!!!
on the website he has listed all the clocks that he will have in stock around May 25,2008 and there has been a 33 percent increase since we all bought them in November and December,
for such ridiculous low give away prices,
John could not be nicer he just got back from China
visiting the factory and he said our American dollar has hit the skids, cost of goods has gone up and he says he is still making the same profit, not like White on White in NYC who chooses to rip everyone off from day one with charging four times what they cost,
John said he was trying to get the blue block clock and the spindle clock and a white astrick clock, and walnut spike clock something that did not come in the original orders, so keep your eyes on their website and they should be available the last of May,
He asked me if we had any other designs but as we fiqured these guys in China would need a original to knock it off and if they can buy the vitra they can dublicate it to the T. pretty amazing,

I know that this is gonna
bring competition, but dig this crazy 557 model late Nelson clock....big and beautiful

24 hour Clock
Say Barry,

Got any info on this 628-016 model?

Just acquired
I just got this Barry... Strongly resembles a clock you posted earlier in this thread. With the exception of 4 screwed in knobs at 12,3,6,9 o'clock's. What I've gather is these hold the thick wood backing to the metal frame.

The weight is significant!

A generous lady literally gave it to me. She purchased it somewhere between '77 & '83. Would like to justly compensate her. I do recall seeing one on eBay not long ago. Do you know what it went for?

barry you are well on ...
barry you are well on your way to owning them
all
Ladies and Gentleman I have been dethroned
and Barry is your new Howard miller clock champ

557 Red
Repeat of the last main post from #5

557 in Red
Just won this early 1960's clock on eBay for only $130.00. It was a very expensive key wound large clock and the red is apparently aluminum in a walnut case.

I might go after the blue one...depending on the price.

this is a Nelson Clock
This is Model 4620 designed by Nelson/Harper for howard Miller