Looking for an explosive clock

December 13, 2005 3:57 PM

Years ago, my wife and I lived in Sonoma County, CA. There was a little gift shop right off the main square in the town of Sonoma that sold the coolest clocks I've ever seen. We couldn't afford one at the time, but I've always wanted it and am hoping that, by some miracle, someone knows where to find one.

Basically, the clock in question looked like a bomb. It had a standard analog clock, and several sticks of "dynamite" carved from wood. NOTE: it isn't this one!.

These clocks were very classy, and didn't really resemble an actual bomb. The "dynamite" wasn't painted to look real - they were just stained wood. Also, as I said, they had an analog clock, not a digital. Not even the most paranoid person could possibly mistake one of these for anything other than a cool clock (unlike the one liked to above, which as you can see looks like a real bomb.)

There were a bunch of different configurations, and they cost in the range of $150-$350, if memory serves.

Googling has only turned up links to the aforementioned "that's not it" clock, and eBay came up empty.

It's probably been ten years since the store in question stopped carrying them, so I know that the odds are extremely against me finding one, but there's always hope...

posted by robhuddles to home & garden (2 comments total)

Several years ago I remember seeing the same sort of wooden bomb clock (plus a bunch of other classy wooden gifts) at Expressly Wood when they were still in Evanston. The store moved into Chicago a few years ago and I haven't been there since so I have no idea whether they would still sell such a thing, but they might be a place to ask.

Expressly Wood 773-477-7050
posted by Quinbus Flestrin at 4:08 PM on December 13, 2005

If you don't find a retailer still stocking it, try an SFbay Craigslist posting. Someone in the area may have one they're willing to part with for the right price, or know how to get you in touch with the defunct store's owner, or could keep an eye out at local thrift shops for one to sell to you at a tidy profit.
posted by nakedcodemonkey at 8:08 PM on December 13, 2005