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Ricky’s Baby Ben Alarm Clock & TV Guide

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Screen grab from “Ricky and Fred are TV Fans”, Series 2, 6.22.53 Image Colorized by Rickster
TV Guide -May 29-June 4 1953
TV Guide May 29-June 4 1953

In the I Love Lucy episode “Ricky and Fred are TV Fans“, Series 2, dated June 22, 1953, Ricky Ricardo has set his Westclox Baby Ben alarm clock so as not to miss a sports program on TV. Here we get another look at the Westclox Baby Ben Alarm clock we saw in the previous post  this time it is on the Mersman coffee table next to the Zippo table lighter. Ricky is checking the TV guide of May 29,1953  with  Queen Elizabeth II on the cover “How You’ll See Elizabeth Crowned, Bishop Sheen’s Rugged ‘Angels’ Week of May 29 to June 4”

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Baby Ben Clock seen on the I Love Lucy coffee table

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The Ricardo’s Baby Ben Alarm Clock

Westclox Baby Ben Alarm Clock on the I Love Lucy Bedroom set
Westclox Baby Ben Alarm Clock on the I Love Lucy Bedroom set

The Westclox Baby Ben alarm clock can be seen in several episodes of I Love Lucy. In the above picture it is on the far right of the bedroom shelf. The Baby Ben was produced from February 1949 until it was discontinued 1956 –  the initial price was $6.50. It was approx 3.5 inches tall and came in an ivory color finish with either a brown or white dial. The one on the show had a brown dial. There was a similar larger 5.5″ model called Big Ben, however we can tell the one on the show is the smaller Baby Ben model by comparing the height of the clock to the height of the figurines. The height of the seated man and woman figurines ( As seen on eBay HERE) in the center of the shelf is known to be around 4.5 inches tall and those appear to be taller than the clock in the above picture.

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Westclox Baby Ben with brown dial, click image to see it on eBay

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