Probably one of the most popular of the Pequegnat clocks. Found in all the Pequegnat catalogues. The eight day movement is found as: Time Only, Time and Strike, and Time Strike Calendar. The “Canadian Time” measures 18 inches in width, 36 inches in height and is 5 inches deep. The words “Canadian Time” are stencilled in gold on the glass door.
The “Canadian Time” is generally considered fairly easy to find, however some versions are not. I’m still looking for variant with the 15 day movement. They say there is a “Canadian Time” with painted glass around the bezel, rather than wood, I’d sure like to get one of those too.
The Pequegnat motto for the clock was “The best office clock in the market for the price” and it probably was.
The history of Arthur's company can be found in the Canadian Makers section of our web site.
All known movements were made in his factory. During the first twenty years, the wood cases were produced for him in the nearby furniture factories. He bulit his own case factory in the mid 1920s.
Our museum has an almost complete set of the roughly ninety catalogued models of mantel, wall, and hall (grandfather) clocks produced by The Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company in Berlin / 1916 / Kitchener, Ontario between 1904 and about 1941. The brass shortage caused by WWII forced the clock factory to close around 1941.
The company also sold complete movements - everything you needed except the wood case - so that people could build their own clocks. Apparently some did. There are a couple of unusual examples of these in our Pequegnat collection.
The same as for most wood furniture way back then, the cases were usually made with oak wood. However, in the company catalogues both walnut and mahogany were upgrade options available at extra cost. The museum's collection includes several examples with these two woods.