Fred Frick Clock Co, Waynesboro, Pa. imprinted on the dial of this electric program clock.

Fred Frick Clock Co, Waynesboro, Pa. imprinted on the dial of this electric program clock. They were used extensively in schools in the early 1900's. Mr. Frick purchased the rights to several patents, had two patents of his own for programmable clocks and began business about 1893. He acquired clock movements from several companies in the early years, but it appears Seth Thomas might have been the principal supplier of movements, pendulums, and dials, for these clocks. Several case styles were used, this one being a fancy oak wall clock with burled backboard, fancy trim outside, typical Seth Thomas pendulum bob, beat scale, and 12 inch dial with seconds hand. Signed movement is a double wind, time only, 8 day. It was basically the typical accurate timekeeper modified to control the program function, by periodically triggering the motion of a program disc. There is an auxiliary clock motor to rotate the program disc. We don't see many clocks by this maker, and have never seen one this nice. The heavy oak cased clock is about 48" high.