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WESCO
CLOCKS & WATCHES
Wesco have produced a number of splendid Wallace
& Gromit alarm clocks and watches in the past, and
more
are forthcoming as the new film arrives. Here we profile
three range-topping items from past...
Sadly these clocks are nop longer being produced, but
they remain as popular as ever, and many folks seem
to have lost their instruction manuals! - To help solve
a
few headaches, each clock now has a link to an online
instruction guide. Aw, how kind is that?
Talking Alarm Clock
This piece arrived in stores around 1995. It measured
170 x 170 x 210mm and featured Wallace and Gromit
standing in their home in front of Wallace's flashing
control board. The board included an LED clock, and
a flashing WALKIES light. Wallace's slippers served
as
OFF and SNOOZE buttons, whilst Gromit's dog bowl
was the DEMO button. When the alarm sounded we
were woken by Peter Sallis' original Wallace voice:
"Morning Gromit... Time for walkies!"
"Come on, Gromit... Don't be a lazy
bones!"
» Alarm
Clock instructions

Talking Radio Alarm Clock
The first clock was a treat, but twelve months later
Wesco
topped it with the larger Radio Alarm Clock. This was a
weighty item, measuring 210 x 190 x 180mm, and this time
our plasticene duo were depicted in their West
Wallaby St.
living room. The LED clock was framed like a picture, to
the
left of the fireplace above Gromit. When the alarm sounded
the hearth 'glowed'. You could hit Wallace's slippers
for the
SNOOZE , OFF and DEMO controls. Gromit's bowl served as
a VOLUME control, and the spotted pouffe served as the
radio TUNER. When the alarm sounded we heard Peter
Sallis again:
"Eh up, Gromit. Shall we
see what's on the wireless?"
» Radio
Alarm Clock instructions

Moving Alarm Clock
As if the first two clocks weren't good enough, Wesco
climbed even further up the ladder of licensing excellence
when, eighteen months later they produced this beauty.
The moving alarm clock stood 180 x 100 x 220mm. Wallace,
Gromit and Shaun were depicted washing the local clock
(Gromit even had a box of Sud-U-Like soap flakes
by
his side!). The clockface was a real working timepiece,
with Shaun serving as a DEMO/OFF button for the alarm.
And what an alarm! - When it sounded the clockface
would light up, Gromit would wash with his sponge,
Wallace would 'climb' up its side and better yet,
the original Wallace & Gromit theme tune would blare
out until Shaun's head was pressed. The tune would
then be silenced with a loud Shaun bleat - fantastic!
» Moving
Alarm Clock instructions
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