In the decades following WW1, clock manufacturers took advantage of scientific developments in platstics and metals to create an astonishing range of clocks. Pastime chronicles clocks of almost every imaginable variety - a dazzling collection of vintage and modern clocks, tangible reminders of the styles and fads of bygone years. Here are clocks in the shape of skyscrapers, ships, airplanes, and stars, clocks designed around small figurines, and figurines holding clocks, clocks that look like Charle MCarthy and Roy Rogers, a friendly dog, or a teapot. This delightful look at the devices we use to mark off the hours and minutes of our days, and to decorate our homes, is a work fashioned to delight the collector or anyone interested in product design and interior fashion...