Cool...it's a really nice clock (2258)
but I'm going to have to do some white paint touch ups!
Regarding the clocks that say "George Nelson" on them, honestly, they're more of a rip-off than the Nelson reproduction clocks. At least the repros LOOK like something Nelson Associates designed.
Those clocks marked "George Nelson" are not even close to any original design...they're just an approxiate style, but totally different from anything done by Nelson for Howard Miller.
I wish the Nelson Foundation would seek out those people putting his name on things like that and jail the whole lot of 'em.
I wonder how many people are suckered into buying those clocks.
Now...I HAVE bought a few of the exact reproductions, but only because 1) I'm not much of a fan of Vitra's pricing, and 2) I couldn't locate a Howard Miller original.
As far as repros go, I have the eye, turbine, steering wheel and multi ball. As I find originals, I plan of giving the repros away to friends who want 'em.
Original catalogs
Barry--did you see these 11 clock catalogs on ebay?
http://cgi.ebay.com/15-George-Nelson-Howard-Miller-Clock-Catalogs-Eames-...
Wow! I have all the clock...
Wow! I have all the clock catalogs and the fireplace stuff. Its the weathervane and birdhouse catalogs that I'd love to get my hands on. Anyone ever seen one of the weathervanes in real life.....Here's one that sold at LAMA in 2005 for only $500.00. Seems like a STEAL to me!
Be careful...there's a guy selling a ball clock
with the key-wind motor, and it's not working. He wants $400.00 for it.
I recently bought a key-wound motor Nelson clock, and it's in the shop because the wind-spring is broken. If it can be repaired (rebuilt), it'll cost over $70.00. (Wind-up motors on Nelson wall clock are no longer available for replacement.)
My repair guy said that if he cannot fix it, after checking with me, he would recommend replacing the key-wind motor with a battery motor. So I'd get a clock with a hole in the face that cannot be filled in.
These guys who are selling untested and unrepaired key-wind clocks should know what the hell they're doing...and i contacted him and nicely mentioned this and told him that $400.00 plus the cost to fix it, isn't such a bargain.
regarding the clock catalogs...
best way to put that guy out of business is to publish them on a website, perhaps one like, hmmm, let me think for a moment, what's a good site that would love to see all those pages... hm... OH! I know! Here!
Or, would Miller get all litigious or something?
Dashes...
Howard Miller doesn't give two sh*ts about the entire 28-odd year George Nelson (Associates) experience.
They've distanted themselves so much that nothing on their website mentions anything about the amazingly popular clocks and other pieces designed by Nelson & Co...except for their sole Ball clock that is not an exact reproduction.
I found Howard Miller's attitude terrible; they have no interest in helping anyone or providing any information to anyone.
So, if someone wants to publish those catalogs on the web, I say, more power to ya.
By the way, looks like Vitra is not going to produce any new reproduction clocks this year....
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