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Woof, I'm not going ape
over it, and Lloyd, your cute reply didn't help me either.
I was just curious if it might be one of the more unusual Nelson/Harper/Umanoff clocks.

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.

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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...

I don't think I saw the flip clock
and that was why I was asking.
I have no interest in the clock, but I was curious about it.
I find a lot of the clocks for sale interesting even though I'm not interested in buying them!

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!

we are just trying to get...
we are just trying to get some good data
I am a collector and so is Barry,
It has been very hard to get any data from Howard miller , Thanks to all you good folks we are getting there Peter and Charlet have written so many great books i am surprise we have not seen them write one on this subject.

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

Got this Basket clock yesterday
wow...it's in amazingly perfect condition! The woven basket is mint and all of the metal hour markers have their proper bolts holding them. The round motor case is actually walnut and looks nice. The cord was missing and inside the walnut case was the two motor wire and even the original porcelain nuts were there.
I went to the hardware store and bought white cord and a plug and it not only works perfectly, but it's quiet enough for me to put in my bedroom.
I always thought this was cheesy clock (you know, wicker, etc...) but it's really a nicely designed, homey 1950's modern designed clock!

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

Sure, my friend has one. ...
Sure, my friend has one. There's also one with an oval wicker face. These aren't terribly rare, but they're nice. I like.

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,

They usually go for about...
They usually go for about $200 or so on ebay -- I think a perfect one went for about $225 a year ago. Less obviously for clocks with broken wicker. Barry got a good deal.

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-Clock-VERY-RARE-Ea...

Welcome to the forum, Optimum
Just so you know apparently these were the best sellers and most commonly found clocks:
-Ball clock,
-Steering wheel clock,
-Spike or sunburst clock
-Cronopack round table clock with the spring base
Optimum, take a look at the Nelson blog, which contains the previous 4 threads about Nelson clocks. There's tons of cool pictures of other clocks, many of which are damn rare.