Four Very Unusual Lawson Clocks

No matter how many you’ve seen, there are always more! First up, a Lawson Carlton, model 402. Made at Lawson Time’s Los Angeles factory in the 1930s, and probably not for long, I had seen one of these but couldn’t … Read More

Still More Lawson Clock Discoveries

The job of a Lawson clock chronicler is never done. First, we have the solution to a mystery. Thirteen years ago, a clock turned up that might have been a Lawson, but it didn’t resemble any other Lawson, and it … Read More

The Gold Lawson & Other Lawson Clock Discoveries

Due to the economics of printing a specialized book like Moderne Time, I’m fairly certain there won’t be an updated “v.2” edition. The good news is that if you’d like a copy, 165 remain (as of Sept. 2020) and they’re … Read More

Digital Deco – More Lawson Clocks in the Movies

More Lawson Art Deco clocks on the big screen: Shadow Of Doubt (1935). Ricardo Cortez was one of the great Latin lovers who, it was hoped would fill the void left by the death of Rudolph Valentino. (Cortez was actually Jakob Krantz from New … Read More

The Lawson Clock Summit

It started out as simple curiosity. When did Lawson Time open for business, where did it go, and why? Read More

Lawson Art Deco Clocks in the Movies

Why aren’t Lawson clocks seen in the movies? Turns out, they are. Read More

Decopix Art Deco Patent of the Week – Handless Clock by M.A. Vinas

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Some people have gotten the idea that Lawson and Pennwood were the first digital clocks. Not by a long shot. Read More

Deco Decadence – Who Sold Lawson Clocks?

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Since many Lawson Art Deco clocks would cost several hundred dollars in today’s currency, I wondered who sold these luxury items during the Depression. Read More