Here Kitty ..

Every 3 minutes for the last 70 years someone has purchased a Kit Cat clock

The first generation electric kit-cat manufactured in the late 40′s and 50′s in Seattle, WA, had no bow tie and only one set of paws. The next generation clock featured the introduction of the bow tie, a second set of paws, and the packaging was a green and yellow box. 

Vintage 1950 – ’54 Art Deco Animated Kit Cat Electric Klock with Luminous Glow in Dark Eyes, Mouth and Dial in the Original Box. 

 

To Date a Kit Cat Clock

If the back of the clock states “Portland, OR” it is late 30′s.

If the back of the clock states “Seattle, WA” it was made in the 40′s if it is a metal back.
If the back of the clock states “Seattle, WA” with a plastic back and no front paws it was made in the early 50′s.
If the back of the clock states “Seattle, WA” with a plastic back and has front paws it was made mid to late 50′s.
The bow tie was added about 1954.
If the back of the clock states “El Monte, CA” it was made in the early ’60′s.
If the back of the clock states “San Juan Capistrano, CA” it was made mid ’60′s to early ’90′s.
If the front of the clock has “Kit-Cat” on its clock face it was made after 1982.
If a stamped number is on the back that would mean it was produced from ’82-’89.
If no stamped number, then produced from’64-’81.
If the clock is electric it was made before 1990.
If the clock is battery it was made after 1990.