This is mahogany but it's stained to look like maple (I guess). It's very pretty, though. Most of these were built with a control knob for changing the loudness of the alarm but mine is an early example without one. If it looks familiar, it's because Colonnade is just a 7H139 plopped into a new case. You may wonder why this one has no cord. No, I didn't put in a quartz movement. You see, this clock normally lives in drawer with some broken pals. He came down to get his picture taken, then back he goes. I did clean the crystal. I'm afraid to say the clock originally belonged to someone who must have died of lung cancer. The inside smlled like an ashtray and there was a glue-like nicotine film covering the inside and outside of the glass. Bleaah. This model has that rotten single piece bezel that they must have crimped with a special tool. It's really hard to get on and off. At least you don't have to worry about breaking off the little tabs.
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