Smith

Updated 20 March 2016.

The company now known as Smiths Group plc produced synchronous clocks from 1931 to 1979. They are usually marked SEC or Sectric on the dial. Movement covers are usually marked ‘Smiths English Clocks’, but later clocks have variations. For further information, and the history of the company, see the following book.

SMITH B. Smiths domestic clocks. Second Edition. Herne Bay: Pierhead Publications Limited, 2008.

The book includes descriptions of Smith synchronous movements, and extensive information on individual clock models, including a picture gallery. However, only about half the clocks I have seen are included in the book. Descriptions of Smith synchronous movements are also included in the following books.

MILES R H A. Synchronome. Masters of electrical timekeeping. Ticehurst, Sussex: The Antiquarian Horological Society, 2011.

PHILPOTT S F. Modern electric clocks. Second edition. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1935.

ROBINSON T R. Modern Clocks. Their repair and maintenance. Second edition.London: N A G Press Ltd, 1942.

WISE S J. Electric clocks. Second edition. London: Heywood & Company Ltd, 1951.

For a detailed history of the company, see the following book.

NYE J. A long time in making. The history of Smiths. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014

Special lubricating oil was available for motor bearings.

They also made clocks for other companies, and supplied movements for incorporation into clocks made by other manufactures. For information on these clocks see the Smith Variations page.

To view a clock listed below, and the lubricating oil, click on the link. If no link see POOK L P British domestic synchronous clocks 1930-1980. The rise and fall of a technology. Springer, 2015.

Model designations in the list, and in descriptions, are from Smith’s book, as are date ranges. The date range for a clock is the range of years during which it appeared in catalogues.

Smith Albury synchronous mantel clock

Smith Arundel synchronous bedside clock

Smith Autocal synchronous alarm clock S 4 Smith A

Smith Bounty synchronous wall clock

Smith Capri synchronous mantel clock

Smith Chalfont synchronous mantel clock

Smith Cleveforth synchronous mantel clock

Smith Creetown variant synchronous bedside clock

Smith Cromead synchronous mantel clock

Smith Darwin synchronous mantel clock

Smith Delhi de luxe synchronous wall clock

Smith Delta synchronous mantel clock

Smith Derbyshire synchronous wall clock

Smith Dickens synchronous mantel clock S 188 Smith A

Smith Durban synchronous wall clock

Smith Eltham synchronos wall clock S 198 Smith A

Smith Essex synchronous mantel clock

Smith Gibraltar synchronous chiming granddaughter clock (1)

Smith Gibraltar synchronous granddaughter clock (2)

Smith Gingham synchronous wall clock S 301 Smith A

Smith Grenfell synchronous mantel clock

Smith Heston synchronous bedside clock

Smith Huntingdon synchronous mantel clock

Smith Kendall synchronous chiming mantel clock

Smith Larkdale synchronous mantel clock S 11 Smith A

Smith Metoclock synchronous wall clock S 58 Smith A

Smith Nell Gwynne synchronous bedside clock

Smith Norwich synchronous mantel clock

Smith Oakely synchronous wall clock

Smith Phillipe synchronous carriage clock

Smith Prestwick synchronous time switch

Smith Radbourne synchronous mantel clock

Smith Ramsey synchronous mantel clock S 8 Smith A

Smith Sovereign synchronous mantel clock S 98 Smith C

Smith Sudan synchronous mantel clock 

Smith Surrey synchronous striking mantel clock S 97 Smith A

Smith Sussex synchronous wall clock

Smith Tapton synchronous mantel clock

Smith Tees synchronous mantel clock

Smith The Harbour synchronous mantel clock S 52 Smith A

Smith Woburn variant synchronous mantel clock

Smith Woodhaven synchronous mantel clock (1)

Smith Woodhaven synchronous mantel clock (2) S 201 Smith A

Smith synchronous mantel clock (1)

Smith synchronous mantel clock (3) S 62 Smith C

Smith synchronous bedside clock (4)

Smith synchronous mantel clock (6) S 110 Smith B

Smith synchronous mantel clock (7)

Smith synchronous mantel clock (8)

Smith synchronous mantel clock (9)

Smith synchronous mantel clock (10)

Smith synchronous mantel clock (11) S 45 Smith C

Smith synchronous mantel clock (12)

Smith synchronous striking mantel clock (13) S 75 Smith A

Smith synchronous mantel clock (14)

Smith synchronous mantel clock (15) S 263 Smith A

Smith synchronous wall clock (1) S 48 Smith A

Smith synchronous wall clock (2)

Smith synchronous wall clock (3) S 231 Smith A

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Smith Approved Stockist synchronous wall clock S 165 Smith A

Smith Craven ‘A’ synchronous wall clock S 124 Smith A

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