100% Original 1950 PRE - PRE DOUBLE BUBBLE CAT's PAW SHOES CLOCK - YouTube Video

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100% Original 1950 PRE - PRE DOUBLE BUBBLE CAT's PAW SHOES CLOCK - YouTube Video RARE doesn't even cut it... This is the RAREST OF THE RARE... 100% Original "Cincinnati Advertising Products Co., Clock Dated 1950 Pre - Pre Double Bubble Clock In Fantastic Condition From A Serious North Carolina Collection. Not fooling around here. This one is for the high end collector!
100% Original 1950 PRE - PRE DOUBLE BUBBLE CAT's PAW SHOES CLOCK - YouTube Video
100% Original 1950 PRE - PRE DOUBLE BUBBLE CAT's PAW SHOES CLOCK - YouTube Video
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Note:
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it will open directly above as a normal size photo. Then click on that picture to see it really supersized.  Click off the picture to return.
You will also see in the last photo in the scroll bar above, of the other...
Pre Double Bubble - API Clock
that I obtained from the same collectors' estate.  That one is a
1953 PEPSI API Pre Double Bubble, and is simply pristine.
It is also listed at this time as well
.
Check my other listings
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Updated Special Note
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As is usually expected on ebay...
There's always a
THIEF
out there that tries to plagiarize the work of someone else.  So is the case with seller "epocrites" who has copied my Title verbatim and is misleading viewers as to the clock he is selling for half of my starting price.
His is NOT 100% original nor authentic by the proper original maker.
Important! Read on:
1,  his clock is a compiled piece using another makers housing.  It is NOT Original nor Authentic as represented!.  The case (housing) is from another clock or sign by Telesign Inc. which  has nothing to do with API (Advertising Products Inc.) which is famous for their Double Bubble clocks.  His front glass and inside panel was taken from an original clock and placed in an incorrect housing, not from the correct maker.   2,  his clock is
Pre Pre NOTHING!
as it is totally wrong.  It is not by API before they transitioned to the full double bubble clocks.
(The 1st Pre)
It is not by Cincinnati Advertising Products (Blue Ribbon displays) before they changed their name to API.
(Advertising Products Inc.)
(The 2nd Pre).
3, he shows no video of it as it states in the title.   And 4,  he touts in his description... by making fun of my asking price of 00 (90), that you can get his (what he is comparing to mine) at half price of 00.  I say this, if you want to buy the face and all the rest of that compiled clock which is no comparison to my... Actual 100% Original and Authentic Pre Pre Double Bubble Cats Paw clock, then you will be getting an aberration.
For those that want the best of the best, Continue below:
Amazing!
--- when I found this beauty, at the same time I acquired the Pepsi Pre-Double Bubble... I put it aside without paying too much attention to what it actually represented.  I cleaned the Pepsi clock and I thought I had presented the rarest of these super In Demand Vintage Clocks from American Products -  The very rare
Pre-Double Bubble Clocks...
which were the predecessor to the famous Double Bubble Clocks made by the same company:
API (Advertising Products, Inc.)
out of Cincinnati.
So it was true as far
as the Pre-DB Pepsi clock being the earliest know version of Pepsi clocks made by API!
But when I decided to get this one ready for ebay, and saw what it was... Wow!
Talk about RARE... and talk about CONDITION...
Absolutely Fantastic!
What I am presenting for that very serious and special collector out there that desires only the best of the high end find:
This amazing example of the
"Blue Ribbon Displays" Cincinnati Advertising Products Co.
(which became API)...
Dated 1950
Pre / Pre Double Bubble...
Cat's Paw Shoes,
lighted advertising clock.
At your first glance, the pictures tell you what a beauty this rare clock is!
All Original & Authentic... Super Super
RARE!
"Blue Ribbon Displays" (Cincinnati Advertising Products, Co.) Later becoming "API"
This is the Pre / Pre-Double Bubble
Truly Super Super Rare and Very Early
Cat's Paw Shoes Lighted Clock
Produced in 1950 - Cincinnati, Ohio
(dated inside the back plate)
Dual Bulb Lighted w / Hour, Minute & Sec Hands
Fantastic superbly kept Condition
Wall Mount
Illuminates with uniform light dispersion, and Runs perfectly smooth and quiet.
See YouTube Video Link Below
Read below:
Absolutely the finest example of any Advertising Clock from the Pam and Double Bubble Era clocks I have come across.  Produced in 1950, this is actually the predessor to API, (same company - just canged their name) a few years after this was produced.   It pre-dates the production of their much desired full "Double Bubble" clocks by 2 generations... Therefore, this
Cat's Paw Clock
is the
Pre - Pre Double Bubble
,
with its manufacturing sticker showing
"Blue Ribbon Displays" - Cincinnati Advertising Products, Co,
later changing to
"Advertising Products Inc" (API)...
still producing the original design Pre Double Bubble clocks, before they conceived and produced the dual lens inner and outer glass bubbles with the design elements on both lenses.
Those rare
Pre-DB
clocks which have a true outer Bubble Lens with the numbers painted on the inside surface within a color band; and then having (in some cases) part of the design also on the outer lens wthin the center area
(such as this one showing the Cat's Paw emblem in Yellow, Black and Red)
utilized an additional design element being the center metal painted plate set deeper inside the housing with the movement shaft coming thru the center and sporting additional design elements, such as you can see in this rare example.
Numbers are stamped out of the metal center, allowing a unique illumination effect,
and it bears the additional text:
"CAT TEX SOLES"
The Metal Plate situated, as previously described... in the center allows the lighting from the bulbs to illuminate the whole clock beautifully.
see the pictures.
Gorgeous bright colors, and looks fantastic lit or unlit.  Still, this clock looks so much better in person than my pictures can depict.  And considering the rarity of this Pre - Pre Double Bubble version, this will be single knockout focal point of any collection.
Condition:
When acquired...
This clock required thorough cleaning, which I performed very meticulously... It now looks spectacular, and rest assured...
everything
on this clock is
original
,
not reproduction!  The case has some natural wear as can be seen in the pictures.  The Glass and Metal Face are 100% original and in fantastic condition (this came from a special serious collection, which is what I strive to pursue when searching for extreme rarities.  The motor functions absolutely perfect... It is quiet and smooth.
Note however:  In examining the motor when it was removed for internal case cleaning... it appears that this clock may not have been actully used all that much.
Aside from a lot of accumulated dust and a few bugs inside the case, I think the clock was mostly hung for display and not employed to run that often.  It looks so beautiful, that it was probably enjoyed just as it is without having to be an actuall time keeper.
This accounts for the wear on the outside housing itself, which may not reflect accurately as to the usage of the clock's running time.  After thoroughly cleaning the inside of this baby, I polished the outside lens with diamond paste to restore is original surface gloss.  There still remain only a few very minor surface scratches which were unable to be fully removed by polishing.  Pictures show every surface of the outside.  Any remaining issues of wear do not affect this beauty's appearance either lit or unlit.
This clock is ready for a second rejuvenation of its lifetime.  Rear set movement for hand setting.
Final note:
One thing that was a negative aspect of these Pre-DB clocks... the electric cord came thru the space between the hole in the back housing and the panel cover, causing a potential possibility of the wire wearing thru on the metal edge of the rear hole, and besides that... it was a cumbersome practical flaw.   So... I rerouted the cord thru to the direct lower center of the housing where it should have been all along;  the same place most clocks have their cord coming out of.  This now is a significant and more desireable improvement over the old method.
See pictures.
Short Youtube working videos
First is in a lighted room, 2nd in a dark
room
https://youtu.be/AHa41gbn2ew
https://youtu.be/7i7Q-493b5c
These should be live links... but, If they do not open automatically, copy and paste in separate tab.
LED 15w bulbs are included, which will never damage the unit from trapped heat buld up, and these bulbs are far superior for best light dispersion.
Priced here as to its rarity, you will most likely never see another one.  For serious collectors who desire to have the most unique and rarest of the rare!
Unit is 14" Diameter by 4"  in Depth (from wall to outer glass)  & Weighs 6 lbs
Please see all pictures for full details and condition.
Please see all pictures for full details and condition.
USA & ebay Global countries
This will be shipped in a very specially prepared and protected carton. This is a serious piece, and as such... will be seriously packaged. I take no chances! Calculated Shipping to your location is available for USPS Parcel Service, or USPS Priority Mail.  Please wait for invoice
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