Welcome to another Atomic Tuesday! Today's theme is all about time~ the not having enough of it, the how fast it passes you by, the "holy crap, how is it the middle of July already, more than half of the year is over, dude you'll never believe that I bought my first Xmas present for someone already, and my birthday is creeping up closer and closer, hot damn I'm getting old, oh dear god make it stop, WHY WON'T YOU MAKE IT STOP?!" Yeah. Time. It's not on your side. And I'm not a fan.
So without wasting any more of this precious commodity, I give you this week's Atomic Tuesday time theme~ a must-have staple of any mid-century modern home decor, a little cliche but a whole lot of cool: the vintage 50's/60's starburst clock!
Vintage Ingraham Electric Starburst Clock. Comes with its original box, too!
If silver is more your speed, then how's about this Vintage Ingraham Starburst Clock? (It's just like the one above only this one is battery-run.)
Cutesy Vintage Lux Flowerburst Clock, for those who prefer their decor to be on the girlie side!
Vintage United Clock. I love the font of the numbers on this one! They remind me of graphics you'd see in old school bowling alleys from the 50's and 60's. (Ps: I have no idea if calling the style of numbers a "font" is correct. What DO you call it? Whatever. You know what I mean. Right? Right.)
Vintage German-Designed Clock. At first I thought this was heading into shabby chic hell- you know, all sorts of white with that old timey wrought iron garden gate-esque look, but then the more I looked at it, the more those super spikes grew on me and the more my mind wandered into Vlad the Impaler territory, somehow, and now I rather love it. Don't ask. It's just how this mind works.
Vintage United Battery-Run Clock. This one has me perplexed. I do love the circle-y loops at the end of each spike, but I'm not sure how I feel about the scrolly gold leaf design. Clock design shouldn't cause confusion, should it? I'm torn, sad little starburst clock. I want to love you, but you're borderline tacky. Then again, aren't we all? Ok, I'm not mad at you anymore, clock. We're cool.
"Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper
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i fondly remember my parents atomic style sunburst clock that hung in dining room well into the early 80's when I finally moved out. now i wish I had it!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that first clock. I mean, really LOVE it! I desperately covet that clock!!!
ReplyDeleteBetty
Is there a limit to how many starburst clocks someone can have on their wall?
ReplyDeleteJust checking because I feel the need for more. Maybe a whole wall in different sizes and materials. At least on needs to work though....
You can never have too many! I've seen the wall-o-clocks done before, and when it's done right, it can look seriously cool. It's just a matter of finding enough. (And, you know, at a decent price.)
ReplyDeleteAs always a very cool post, can't wait for way out wednesday tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteAww, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteThose are incredibly awesome. I love them all. Thanks for sharing those with us.
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