• 50s 60s motel – coin activated alarm clock – today’s ebay pick

    coin activated alarm clock from a 50s 60s motel

    How very cool, an alarm clock that requires 10 cents to activate. From a 50s 60s hotel motel, clearly.

    Hey, didn’t there used to be a ‘cents’ key on the typewriter keyboard? I don’t see it now on my PC keyboard. What replaced it? The “@”? Or, am I imagining this?

  • Comments

    1. Ronn Ives/FUTURES Antiques says:

      Hi,

      Yep, there WAS a “cent” sign on the keyboard (there still IS on my old Smith Corona “Clipper” manual), and its disappearance has always irritated me. I have an Art Deco cash register in my shop as well… and yes, the “cent” symbol is there. Funny thing: The highest priced sale that can be rung up on this beauty is $3.99 ! Isn’t that great?

      Ronn Ives/FUTURES Antiques

    2. digretro says:

      Hi Pam!
      Being an ebay seller with retro goodies originally priced in cents not dollars ..
      I too was frustrated by the disappearance of the “cents” key …
      by chance I found if you want to include the cents symbol and others into your typing via a PC – it can be done like this:
      pull up the start menu –
      select
      programs -
      select
      accessories -
      select
      system tools -
      select
      character map -

      pull down your desired font
      find, select and copy the symbol of choice
      paste into your document !

      xox,
      Lauren @ dig*retro

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