School clock 04.13.16

A History of an old school clock, as told by Jess Bolen, in the 1970s. 

 

            Jess Bolen was my step father. 

            The clock was originally used in a hardware store in Cape Girardeau Missouri. The store name was Suedekums Hardware and they were located on Good Hope Street in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

The clock was in the office area of the store. As time passed and electric clocks became the standard Suedekums replaced the windup school clock with and electric clock.

Jess Bolen acquired the clock from the hardware store and used it in his home for many years.

In the 1970s Jess sold the clock to my wife Donna Ford. Over the years the clock had been painted a couple times. Donna removed all the old green paint and restored the clock. It did not run and she had it repaired.

In 1979 we brought it to Texas when we moved here.

Winding up in Texas is not bad!

Don Ford                  ^{(Did you get that play on words, winding up…)}