Welcome To The Vomit Clock Museum
The Vomit Clock Museum is a digital museum cataloging the history of object-embedded resin clocks, colloquially known as “vomit clocks.” These acrylic resin clocks, typically produced in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, provoke intrigue and curiosity from those who behold them. Some revile them, some love them – either way, these clocks are a time capsule into the style and home decor of decades past—an interesting and vibrant slice of mid-century Americana.
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The Vomit Clock Gallery
The Vomit Clock Gallery is a user-generated gallery of vintage resin clocks. Please reach out to the Museum if you'd like to submit your own clock to the gallery!
Submit a Vomit Clock photo!
The Vomit Clock museum wants YOU to submit a picture of your vomit clock! Photos submitted will be posted in a grid on the website and may be shared on social media. By including a location where you found the clock, we are hoping to pinpoint where the vomit clock...
Ceramic Kit Clocks in the 1950s
Using pre-made clock parts, and a mold or form, kit clocks were a way for the crafter or ceramicist to make a clock at home. Shown below is an advertisement from the April 1959 Issue of Ceramic Monthly, which includes a reference to Lanshire Clock & Instruments...
Lanshire Corporation & Build O’ Clock Copyright Information
The Vomit Clock Museum has been studiously searching for information on the Lanshire Corporation, a clock-making company based in Chicago, IL that is associated with vomit clocks. Clock Movements by Lanshire The reason that Lanshire Corporation is connected to vomit...
Vomit Clocks: An Overview & FAQ
What is a Vomit Clock? VOMIT CLOCKS!, a popular Facebook group, defines vomit clocks as: VOMIT CLOCKS was a 1960/70s mid-century craft trend where one incorporated rocks or other items (dead insects, dried plants, glitter, shells, ect) into a mold (clock, animal,...