Bulle electric clock

Bulle electric clocks were developed in France just prior to World War I.

Two Frenchmen, working initially independently came together to create the Bulle clock. They were Professor Marcel Andre-Moulin and Maurice Favre-Bulle. At the end of the war Favre-Bulle joined with Marius Lavet to form La Societe Bulle et Cie, a company to develop prototype electric clocks. In 1920 a patent was taken out by Favre-Bulle for an electric clock. The patentees were Favre Bulle and Madame Veuve Andre-Moulin, the widow of Marcel Andre-Moulin.

In 1920 Compagnee Generale des Appareils Horo-Electrique was established to commence the commercial production of the Bulle clock. During the period 1920 to 1952 production is estimated to have been some 300,000 clocks. All used the system as outlined in the original patent and over 100 different case designs were utilised.

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Bulle battery electric wall dial clock 40 cm diameter.

Bulle battery electric wall dial clock 40 cm diameter.

Bulle, 800 Days French mantel clock, early 20th century,…

French Mantel Clock with Electromagnetic Pendulum

Bulle, 800 Days French mantel clock, early 20th century, mahogany and brass framed cased with glassed sides on ogee moulded plinth with three squat bun feet. Silvered brass dial with printed Arabic numerals and minute track with blued steel spade hands,…

French bulle battery clock C.1920, no dome, not working, 37 cm…

1920 French Bulle Battery Clock - Not Working

French bulle battery clock C.1920, no dome, not working, 37 cm high, 22 cm wide

A small old French electric magnetic coil Bulle clock, c.1920,…

French Bulle Clock with Electric Magnetic Coil, 1920

A small old French electric magnetic coil Bulle clock, c.1920, on a circular wood base under a glass dome. Working order. height 25 cm.

A French electro-mechanical clock, brass framed 4 glass case…

French Electro-Mechanical Clock with Marble Base and Pendulum

A French electro-mechanical clock, brass framed 4 glass case with pink-veined dark grey marble base and top and hinged front and rear glass doors, circular matt gilded dial signed 'Bulle Clock, Begard, Douai'. The pendulum is an invar rod with hollow coil…

French Bulle battery electric clockette clock, in white marble…

French Marble Electric Clock, c.1920

French Bulle battery electric clockette clock, in white marble case with glass sides, c.1920, 26.5 cm high approx

French Bulle battery electric clock in a Sienna Giallo marble…

French Bulle Electric Clock in Sienna Giallo Marble Case (1920)

French Bulle battery electric clock in a Sienna Giallo marble case, circa 1920, 36 cm high approx.

French Bulle battery electric (clockette) clock in a variegated…

Marble French Bulle Clock, 1920

French Bulle battery electric (clockette) clock in a variegated marble case, circa 1920, 25.5 cm high approx.

French Bulle battery electric clockette in white marble case…

French Bulle Marble Electric Clockette, C:1920

French Bulle battery electric clockette in white marble case with glass sides, C:1920, 26.5 cm high approx

A Bulle electric clock, circa 1920, the silvered dial signed…

Bulle Electric Clock with Wooden Stand and Glass Dome

A Bulle electric clock, circa 1920, the silvered dial signed Bulle Clockette, with Arabic numerals, raised on a circular wooden stand under a glass dome, 27 cm high