December 2019

Do you wonder why I started with a birthday wish for the Labor Day Holiday? Well, it’s a very simple explanation: On September 2, 2019 (first Monday of Sep...

As the Roaring Twenties came to a startling abrupt ending, Westclox positively continued. I have frequently been asked by Westclox Museum visitors, “When di...

I must preface this article with sincere apologies to those of you who have been anticipating a new Curator’s Corner article. I didn’t intend to take such a...

I bought a clock recently from an online site. It is very pretty and was described as a rare Big Ben. I didn’t buy it because I thought it was “as advertis...

A century ago, Westclox lost its patriarch. F. W. Matthiessen, who had faith in a fledgling, floundering clock factory and saved it from the clutches of nea...

December has always been a joyous time for Westcloxers. (Except for 1942, but we’ll save that for another time.) I can’t begin to tell you how many “Baby Bo...

Well, I’m rather behind in my Curator’s Corner writing! It has just been a very busy summer around here. Now that schools are back in session, travelling i...

When the Western Clock Company (a.k.a. Westclox) began producing its world-famous timepieces, about the only way to get from the factory in Peru to LaSalle a...

One hundred years ago this week, the United States entered World War I. In the nearly two years that followed, 147 Westclox employees left their jobs behind...

How big is big? Ask this question and you’ll likely get more answers than you can imagine, and all of them will be correct. It all depends on what you rela...

One of the first things most of us do in the morning, and one of the last things before going to bed at night, is check the weather report. This means eithe...

Little Known Facts About Westclox As Veteran’s Day draws close, I am inspired to write about Westclox during World War II. Some of you likely remember this...

This is the first in a series of articles on “Things You Might Not Know About Westclox”. This first article is written in response to a question from a form...

Here at the museum, we would never claim to have one of everything Westclox ever made. We're not even close, in spite of the extensive array on display. We...

One of the most frequently asked questions in the museum is, “Why does everything Westclox say LaSalle if the company was in Peru?” That’s very good question...

It seems we are always in “Sleuth Mode” here at the museum, constantly digging through our archives, hoping to solve some of our own “Mysteries at the Museum...

As most of you know, I’ve spent a little over a year scanning and reviewing more than 50 years worth of Tick Talk Magazine - the monthly employee magazine pu...

I don’t care who you are or where you live or if you work or are retired, Payday is likely to be one of the most important days on your calendar. We all know...

As I write this, I find the lyrics of the Al Stewart song “Time Passages” floating through my mind. I guess it could be because it is late in December and t...