non-functional display piece. The case, about 6 x 6 x 2 1/2 inches, is of molded pressed wood and paper pulp. A cool piece of WW2 history.

Manufactured during the second world war, these clocks were designed to save valuable resources that needed to be used for the war effort. About 1,700,000 of them were produced per year from 1941-45 to meet the demand that was normally 12,000,000 per year.