I just got this clock off ebay, the picture is borrowed. Anyhow I was surprised to find it has "Coca Cola" on the dial, but it has been painted over. How would you remove the white paint without damaging what is under it?

Andy

This is one of my favorite types of anniversary clocks. I saw a picture of one in an old Horolovar auction catalog from the 1970s, and have been looking for them since, and have bought several with the standard dials. I was looking through a collectors price guide for Coca Cola items, and was surprised to see this one listed with the red Coca Cola decal (or paint?) on the dial. I did notice this one on ebay had a strange look to the dial, but didn't realize it does have Coca Cola on it until I got it. It has white paint completely covering the original red center. I believe the rest of the dial is possibly baked enamel, but I don't know what the Coca Cola part of the dial was, if it is part of the original paint of the dial or an added decal. (It would add $1,000+ to the value with the original Coca Cola design-you know how serious those collectors are).

The clock was made by Edgar Henn in Germany in about 1953 to 1954. I believe the Coca Cola company ordered some as gifts to distributers. Some were sold with standard dials by a company called "Euramca Trading Company", and some were sold by Edgar Henn under their own name, with a different style dial. They are called the "Cinderella Coach" model, I think, and may have been offered with a wall mount bracket. I am looking for that bracket, or even a picture of one.

Andy

Nice find Andy. There must be some way to do it. You hear about people who restore paintings by taking off bad repairs and then restoring properly.

I now know that is called the "Cinderella Coach" model. Thanks for that info also.

I am anxious to see the outcome of this project.