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Zenith – Alarm Clock Savings Bank "Helvetia-Vie" – 1930s/1950s
Rare and fascinating desk alarm-clock-savings bank produced by the prestigious Swiss company Zenith.
These particular devices were distributed by insurance companies (in this case Helvetia-Vie) to encourage household savings: to operate and wind the clock you had to regularly insert a 1 Swiss Franc coin into the dedicated top slot.
Rare and fascinating desk alarm-clock-savings bank produced by the prestigious Swiss company Zenith.
Brand: Zenith
Era: 1930s - around the 1950s
Promotional: Helvetia-Vie (coin slot for 1 FR)
Material: Case in noble wood and mechanical details in metal
Dial: Vintage-style Arabic numerals and darkened hands
Back: Marked Zenith Patent with adjustment selectors, alarm and patent/series numbers (84776 / 45150)
The clock is in perfectly working order.