How Old is My Kit-Cat Clock

Determine an Electric Kit-Cat’s Age

This method of dating is for electric Kit-Cat Clocks only, find out how old your clock is.  If you have a Limited Edition Battery operated clock click HERE to discover the year it was made.

Repair Services: We do carry vintage edition parts in our shop but do not offer repair services. There are a number of Kit-Cat repair specialists however that we do recommend. You can contact them here.


1990-1982

If the clock is battery operated it was made after 1990.

If the clock has an electric cord it was made before 1990.

If a stamped number is on the back that would mean it was produced from ’82-’89.

If the front of the clock has “Kit-Cat” on its clock face it was made after ‘82.

 

1982-1954

If there is no stamped number on the back, then it was produced from ’64-’81.

If the back of the clock states “San Juan Capistrano, CA” it was made mid ’60′s to early ’90′s.

If the back of the clock states “El Monte, CA” it was made in the early 60′s.
If it has a bow tie, it was made after 1954

 

1954-1940

If there is no bow tie, it was made before 1954.

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.

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” it was made in the 40′s if it has a metal back.

 

1930s

If the back of the clock states “Portland, OR” it was manufactured in the late 30′s and is very rare.

 

Limited Edition Kit-Cats

Limited Edition Clocks are only manufactured for a single year at the Kit-Cat factory.  Once we sell out of our stocks, they can only be found hidden in small mom and pop shops across the country or being traded online.  Your Kit-Cat may be worth more than when you bought it!

All Battery Kit-Cats were made after 1990 while all Electric Kit-Cats were made before 1990.  In the late 1980s our electric motor manufacturers moved over to Asia, forcing us to retire the electric Kit-Cat Clocks.