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Ricky’s Baby Ben Alarm Clock & TV Guide

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Screen grab from “Ricky and Fred are TV Fans”, Series 2, 6.22.53 Image Colorized by Rickster
TV Guide -May 29-June 4 1953
TV Guide May 29-June 4 1953

In the I Love Lucy episode “Ricky and Fred are TV Fans“, Series 2, dated June 22, 1953, Ricky Ricardo has set his Westclox Baby Ben alarm clock so as not to miss a sports program on TV. Here we get another look at the Westclox Baby Ben Alarm clock we saw in the previous post  this time it is on the Mersman coffee table next to the Zippo table lighter. Ricky is checking the TV guide of May 29,1953  with  Queen Elizabeth II on the cover “How You’ll See Elizabeth Crowned, Bishop Sheen’s Rugged ‘Angels’ Week of May 29 to June 4”

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Baby Ben Clock seen on the I Love Lucy coffee table

See 1953 TV Guides on eBay
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I Love Lucy’s Mersman Hi-Lo Coffee Table

I Love Lucy  Convertible Coffee / Card Table
I Love Lucy Convertible Coffee / Card Table

On eBay this week is a Mersman Tables Hi-lo  convertible coffee table similar to the one on I love Lucy. coffeetable4It appears to be walnut wood and identical in style and construction to the one on the show. It can be adjusted in height and the leaves opened for use as dining or card table just like the one seen on the show.  It has a product number 1402S pictured in the  listing.  See pictures below from the seller’s listing or Click here to view full details on eBay
Alternative Listing for this table: CLICK HERE See this table on Etsy (US)

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Source: eBay
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Source: eBay

Measurements:
Lowered 15.75″ high
Raised 26 2/3″ high
Top:
Leaves Down 36″ x 20″
Leaves Up 36″ x 36 1/4″

Inventor of the spring and hinge mechanism:
Boris Hoppe
Patented Mar. 6, 1951
US2544229