Vintage Kit Cat Klock 50th Anniversary Black Quartz California Clock Co NIB For Sale

This was a surprise find that Verdigris is sharing with you. An exceptionally well-preserved vintage 1993 Kit-Cat Klock (Model D8) manufactured by the California Clock Company at their historic San Juan Capistrano, CA facility. This piece represents a highly collectible transition era for the company, featuring their early 2-battery quartz movement housed inside the classic, full-sized animated frame. It comes complete with its original factory cardboard packaging insert, guarantee card, and original instruction literature paperwork.The clock features a deep black gloss finish, signature white bowtie, four-paw design, and crisp white numeric markers. When loaded with two standard C-cell batteries, the clock brings retro nostalgia to life with its famous synchronized rolling eyes and wagging pendulum tail. Instructions included!The included 50th Anniversary literature is a highly collectible piece of company ephemera. While originally designed to celebrate 50 years of production (1932–1982), this promotional insert was continually packed inside retail boxes for over a decade, spanning right up through this clock\'s verified 1993 production run. The paperwork acts as a historic time capsule, detailing the original 1932 inception by Earl Arnault in Portland, Oregon, the iconic 1950s design shift that added the dapper white bowtie, and the unbroken record of a clock being purchased every 3 minutes for 50 years straight.Condition Notes:
Excellent vintage condition, unused and safely stored inside its original time-capsule packaging. The interior battery compartment is exceptionally clean with vibrant copper contact clips, stamped \"PATENT PENDING\" across the upper chassis, and completely free of any historic acid leakage or oxidation. The original cardboard box features crisp, clear graphics with only minor age-appropriate storage shelf wear on the outer flaps. The original paperwork is flat and uncreased.Please see the high-resolution photos for an exact look at everything included in this incredible set.It\'s Not The Other Cat With the F NameTheKit-Cat Klockis an iconic symbol of classic Americana, instantly recognized by its rolling eyes, wagging tail, and dapper bowtie.Invented byEarl Arnault in 1932in Portland, Oregon, its whimsical, animated design was created to bring joy (waaaay before Marie Kondo) to households during the Great Depression. Remarkably enduring, it is one of the few mid-century novelty items that never went out of production. It remains a beloved piece of Americana culture and continues to be manufactured in the USA today.