![]() To identify a Big Ben or Baby Ben alarm clock, find out which of the case styles it matches. Big Ben and Baby Ben Style 1 through Style 10 We have written a " Westclox Big Ben and Baby Ben Identification Guide" that goes into detail about their history and identification. They are included in the detail pages of their styles. Reproductions of some of the earlier Big Ben styles are now being made inĬhina. These reproductions may be identified by being battery operated Since then, the name "Big Ben" hasīeen used on several reproduction models of clocks that were not called Bigīen in the past. In 2001, General Time (owner of Westclox) declared bankruptcy and sold the Style 1, Dura Case (LaSalle series), Clock of Tomorrow, and the Seth Thomas Also shown below are some relatives of the Bens: Bingo The style 10 isĬase styles that have names instead of numbers are illustrated after Style 9 were made in the United States, Canada, Great Britain or Scotland. Most of the styles 1 - 10 are windup clocks, but some electric clocks were made in styles 5, 7, and 8. ![]() Pay attention to the shape of the case and not the color (your clock might have a different case or dial color). To identify a Big Ben or Baby Ben, find out which case style it matches. ![]() The Westminster Quarters is now the most popular tune for church bells and can be heard all over the country.The pictures below show the 10 "mainstream" case styles ofīig and Baby Bens and when they were made. Where else can you hear the Westminster chimes? With the clock face recently emerging from the tower’s scaffolding which has encased the famous landmark for the last few years, Londoners were excited to hear Big Ben’s bell chime again as a new year began in 2022.Īt midnight on New Year's Day, the bell was struck 12 times using a temporary drive mechanism, which replicates the chime created by the original Victorian mechanism which drops a hammer on the bell ever 4.5 seconds.īig Ben and the four quarter bells are set to resume sounding the famous daily ‘Westminster Quarters’ melody and resonant bongs using the original mechanism in Spring 2022. ![]() Why did Big Ben ‘bong’ on New Year’s Day? ![]()
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