It's one of their rain lamp clocks, probably built in conjunction with Creators' Co. This is the rectangular plain model - plain meaning gold rather than textured gold, no mill-house, and a plain finial instead of an eagle. Wiould be a perfect spot to put a statue or figurine. These are well-built rain lamps with an electric clock, and I believe they have a separate switch for rain and light. Been a while since I used mine.
That's Model 434, the "Magic Lite". A single oil glitter tube in front of a curved reflector, a very showy little clock. Hope someone who loves MasterCrafters, glitters and/or novelty clocks grabs it. And please, don't try to refill it - the liquid in these is not nasty like Perc-filled ones, it won't eat the glitter. These are best left as-is, as they don't "go bad" and there's no nicer glitter fill for slow, gentle action. The liquid (I don't know about toxicity, but it has no dangerous fumes) is thick and oily, and I believe the glitter to be extremely thin aluminum leaf.
Attached: Action Starlight with blue liquid. Very rare are the colored ones. I've seen gold, pink, rose, red, medium blue (shown) and emerald green, as well as the common clear.
When I was a child, I remember my Grandmother having one of the SWINGING PLAYMATES clocks. I'm pretty sure it was working when we sold her estate. It's one of those things I wish I had held on to now. Any idea of the years this clock might have been made? Here is a picture from an Ebay auction. It is the same clock my Grandmother had.
Most of the MasterCrafters motion clocks date from the mid 50s onward. The Swinging Playmates was an early clock, available as early as 1951. Their first model was the swinging girl, which used the same case as the Magic Lite. Here's a list of models I know of - these are those for which I know the model number. Any motion will be noted. "Flickering ____" denotes that a tiny, flickering orange neon bulb was placed somewhere on/in the clock. "Light" denotes 7-watt night light bulb(s). Most clocks with lights had an on/off switch for the light, which did not turn off the motor-driven motion. Name in caps denotes known model name. Model numbers were sometimes re-used - the one I believe to be earlier will be listed first. Variants are in parenthesis.
47 - ACTION STARLIGHT. Glass face, does not light up. Flanked by two glitter tubes with lights. (Multiple colors of glitter liquid available. Two different numeral styles for face)
110 - Plastic bowling pin.No motion.
119 - SWINGTIME. Swinging girl with light. (Marbled Brown or marbled green Onyx Tenite case - two different backgrounds known: farmhouse and ranch house)
119 - Swinging girl on porch of cottage, flickering porch light.
119 - FIRE ENGINE. Side view, red and gold with flickering light in boiler.
137 - LANTERN. Silver and black brakeman's lantern with flickering light. (With or without wire bail)
146 - STARLIGHT. Illuminated square glass face with star. Has light.
209 - FANTASY. Rectangular "mystery clock" with hands floating on glass face. No light or motion.
209 - TRAIN. Front view, black and silver train engine with flickering headlamp.
227 - SWINGTIME. Wall model swinging girl with light. (Marbled Brown or marbled green Onyx Tenite case)
245 - Gold plastic "bowtie" case, vertical, with moving gold pendulum in window below dial.
254 - WATERFALL. Swingtime type case with moving waterfall projected onto plastic sheet. Marbled Brown Tenite, with light. Action not visible when light is turned off.
263 - Blacksmith (May be called VILLAGE SMITHY). Gold plastic "bowtie" case, vertical, with blacksmith scene in window below dial. Blacksmith hammers at anvil as forge flickers. (Scene variants: Full body blacksmith with detailed scene in color; Waist-up blacksmith with simple scene in color; Waist-up in all gold)
272 - FIREPLACE. Flickering fireplace in Swinging Playmates type marbled Brown Tenite case with light. Gold plastic surround with flowers/fender screen, andirons. (Gold log or brown log)
281 - OLD MILL STREAM. Rectangular rain lamp clock with wrinklepaint "gold nugget" finish and gold foil/black rubber trim. Gold eagle finial. Cottage with revolving mill wheel, turned by flowing oil. Switch operates both light and pump.
308 - Copy of basic model Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos, with revolving pendulum. Limited production.
326 - EMBERS. Gold plastic "bowtie" case, vertical, with animated printed fireplace scene in window below dial, with light.
335 - Swinging bird with light. Swinging Playmates style case with white birdcage front. (Marbled Brown or marbled green Onyx Tenite case)
344 - WATERFALL. Swinging Playmates type marbled Brown Tenite case with motion lamp-like animated scene of flowing waterfall and burning campfire, with 3-D trees surrounding scene. (Green-brown, dark green or medium green trees)
426 - TOASTY. Toaster with toast that rises and falls. (Avocado, possibly also Silver or Copper)
416 - ETERNALIGHT. Same idea as Starlight, with circular face, curved base and curly star. With light.
434 - MAGIC LITE. Swingtime type marbled Brown Tenite case, glitter tube with light and curved reflector. (Red, orange or silver reflector)
452 - Clown. White plastic "bowtie" case, vertical, with multicolored clown in window below dial. Clown waves hand, nose flickers. Face has multicolored spots around numbers.
470 - PERKY. Coffee pot with black handle. Flickering light in clear percolator top. (Gold, silver or copper)
515 - Golfer. Gold plastic "bowtie" case, horizontal, with full-color scene in window on right of dial. Golfer swings putter. Golf ball and crossed clubs on dial.
524 - INFINITY MIRROR CLOCK. Square faux-wood case, gold-encircled dial with ring of white lights in front of mirror, domed mirror in center behind hands. Creates "infinity tunnel" effect.
551 - SWINGING PLAYMATES. Boy and girl on swings that oppose, one swings forward as the other swings back. With light. (Marbled Brown or marbled green Onyx Tenite case or brown plastic case with gold highlights. Tenite cases have white surround and fender like Fireplace, with multicolored flowers; Brown/gold case has gold Surround with gold flowers)
560 - Church with lighted scene in door. Pastor pulls cord, and bell in steeple swings. Often missing Cross atop steeple. (White or gold case; with or without internal bell that dings once on hour and half-hour)
641 - Football. Gold plastic "bowtie" case, vertical, with full-color football scene in window below dial. Player moves arm with ball, throwing a pass. Green dial with footballs at 3-6-9-12.
722 - Ship captain at wheel, with map behind dial. Captain's pipe flickers.
740 - YANKEE CLIPPER. Wooden ship with chrome sails. Ship's wheel spokes around dial. No motion or light.
740 - Antique auto. Front view, black and silver plastic, with flickering headlamp.
830 - POT BELLY STOVE. Flickering light in coal door at bottom. (Black with gold, or white with silver)
911 - HAPPY TIME. Black and silver. Drunk leaning on street clock, moves arm to drink from a bottle. Flickering lamp post.
920 - MERRY-GO-ROUND. Swinging Playmates type case with light and revolving merry-go-round, with four riders and ticket-taker. Translucent multicolored canopy and candy-striped center pole. Red-and-white surround and fence. (Marbled Brown or marbled green Onyx Tenite case. Variant may have had wind-up music box)
A11 - LUNAR LANDER. Dark blue plastic "bowtie" case, vertical, with lunar lander scene in window below dial. Astronaut holding American flag moves arm as fire under rocket flickers. Dial has moon surface photo in center and moon capsule at tip of second hand.
Unknown model numbers:
Rectangular rain lamp clock with greenery in base. Smooth gold finish. Acorn finial.
Round rain lamp clock with greenery. Smooth gold finish. Table or swag models.
Round rain lamp clock in shortened version of "antique bronze" plastic Creators' Inc. rain lamp.
Unknown model clock. Pump in base fills tubes molded into plastic circle flanking face with orange liquid, one at a time, alternating sides, before filling up center of face. Liquid then drains in reverse order. Rectangular black plastic base with motor-driven accordion-bellows pump. Any further information on this clock is wanted!
Two replicas of the model 344 WATERFALL were produced in the 80s in Taiwan. Both have octagonal dials and grapevines with grapes surrounding waterfall scene, with electric motor, light and switch. Gold plastic model with bright green leaves has quartz clock. Brown plastic model with dark green leaves has electric clock and red switch on back.
Jonas Clark-Elliott
Attached: Action Starlight with blue liquid. Very rare are the colored ones. I've seen gold, pink, rose, red, medium blue (shown) and emerald green, as well as the common clear.
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Jonas Clark-Elliott
47 - ACTION STARLIGHT. Glass face, does not light up. Flanked by two glitter tubes with lights. (Multiple colors of glitter liquid available. Two different numeral styles for face)
110 - Plastic bowling pin.No motion.
119 - SWINGTIME. Swinging girl with light. (Marbled Brown or marbled green Onyx Tenite case - two different backgrounds known: farmhouse and ranch house)
119 - Swinging girl on porch of cottage, flickering porch light.
119 - FIRE ENGINE. Side view, red and gold with flickering light in boiler.
137 - LANTERN. Silver and black brakeman's lantern with flickering light. (With or without wire bail)
146 - STARLIGHT. Illuminated square glass face with star. Has light.
209 - FANTASY. Rectangular "mystery clock" with hands floating on glass face. No light or motion.
209 - TRAIN. Front view, black and silver train engine with flickering headlamp.
227 - SWINGTIME. Wall model swinging girl with light. (Marbled Brown or marbled green Onyx Tenite case)
245 - Gold plastic "bowtie" case, vertical, with moving gold pendulum in window below dial.
254 - WATERFALL. Swingtime type case with moving waterfall projected onto plastic sheet. Marbled Brown Tenite, with light. Action not visible when light is turned off.
263 - Blacksmith (May be called VILLAGE SMITHY). Gold plastic "bowtie" case, vertical, with blacksmith scene in window below dial. Blacksmith hammers at anvil as forge flickers. (Scene variants: Full body blacksmith with detailed scene in color; Waist-up blacksmith with simple scene in color; Waist-up in all gold)
272 - FIREPLACE. Flickering fireplace in Swinging Playmates type marbled Brown Tenite case with light. Gold plastic surround with flowers/fender screen, andirons. (Gold log or brown log)
281 - OLD MILL STREAM. Rectangular rain lamp clock with wrinklepaint "gold nugget" finish and gold foil/black rubber trim. Gold eagle finial. Cottage with revolving mill wheel, turned by flowing oil. Switch operates both light and pump.
308 - Copy of basic model Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos, with revolving pendulum. Limited production.
326 - EMBERS. Gold plastic "bowtie" case, vertical, with animated printed fireplace scene in window below dial, with light.
335 - Swinging bird with light. Swinging Playmates style case with white birdcage front. (Marbled Brown or marbled green Onyx Tenite case)
344 - WATERFALL. Swinging Playmates type marbled Brown Tenite case with motion lamp-like animated scene of flowing waterfall and burning campfire, with 3-D trees surrounding scene. (Green-brown, dark green or medium green trees)
426 - TOASTY. Toaster with toast that rises and falls. (Avocado, possibly also Silver or Copper)
416 - ETERNALIGHT. Same idea as Starlight, with circular face, curved base and curly star. With light.
434 - MAGIC LITE. Swingtime type marbled Brown Tenite case, glitter tube with light and curved reflector. (Red, orange or silver reflector)
452 - Clown. White plastic "bowtie" case, vertical, with multicolored clown in window below dial. Clown waves hand, nose flickers. Face has multicolored spots around numbers.
470 - PERKY. Coffee pot with black handle. Flickering light in clear percolator top. (Gold, silver or copper)
515 - Golfer. Gold plastic "bowtie" case, horizontal, with full-color scene in window on right of dial. Golfer swings putter. Golf ball and crossed clubs on dial.
524 - INFINITY MIRROR CLOCK. Square faux-wood case, gold-encircled dial with ring of white lights in front of mirror, domed mirror in center behind hands. Creates "infinity tunnel" effect.
551 - SWINGING PLAYMATES. Boy and girl on swings that oppose, one swings forward as the other swings back. With light. (Marbled Brown or marbled green Onyx Tenite case or brown plastic case with gold highlights. Tenite cases have white surround and fender like Fireplace, with multicolored flowers; Brown/gold case has gold Surround with gold flowers)
560 - Church with lighted scene in door. Pastor pulls cord, and bell in steeple swings. Often missing Cross atop steeple. (White or gold case; with or without internal bell that dings once on hour and half-hour)
641 - Football. Gold plastic "bowtie" case, vertical, with full-color football scene in window below dial. Player moves arm with ball, throwing a pass. Green dial with footballs at 3-6-9-12.
722 - Ship captain at wheel, with map behind dial. Captain's pipe flickers.
740 - YANKEE CLIPPER. Wooden ship with chrome sails. Ship's wheel spokes around dial. No motion or light.
740 - Antique auto. Front view, black and silver plastic, with flickering headlamp.
830 - POT BELLY STOVE. Flickering light in coal door at bottom. (Black with gold, or white with silver)
911 - HAPPY TIME. Black and silver. Drunk leaning on street clock, moves arm to drink from a bottle. Flickering lamp post.
920 - MERRY-GO-ROUND. Swinging Playmates type case with light and revolving merry-go-round, with four riders and ticket-taker. Translucent multicolored canopy and candy-striped center pole. Red-and-white surround and fence. (Marbled Brown or marbled green Onyx Tenite case. Variant may have had wind-up music box)
A11 - LUNAR LANDER. Dark blue plastic "bowtie" case, vertical, with lunar lander scene in window below dial. Astronaut holding American flag moves arm as fire under rocket flickers. Dial has moon surface photo in center and moon capsule at tip of second hand.
Unknown model numbers:
Rectangular rain lamp clock with greenery in base. Smooth gold finish. Acorn finial.
Round rain lamp clock with greenery. Smooth gold finish. Table or swag models.
Round rain lamp clock in shortened version of "antique bronze" plastic Creators' Inc. rain lamp.
Unknown model clock. Pump in base fills tubes molded into plastic circle flanking face with orange liquid, one at a time, alternating sides, before filling up center of face. Liquid then drains in reverse order. Rectangular black plastic base with motor-driven accordion-bellows pump. Any further information on this clock is wanted!
Two replicas of the model 344 WATERFALL were produced in the 80s in Taiwan. Both have octagonal dials and grapevines with grapes surrounding waterfall scene, with electric motor, light and switch. Gold plastic model with bright green leaves has quartz clock. Brown plastic model with dark green leaves has electric clock and red switch on back.
Apr 15, 2008