u/Downtown-Sir1784

I just snagged these 2 starburst clocks from marketplace for $70 and I’m so excited to put one of them up in my office.

No idea if they work or not, but I don’t really care too much either way.

The Elgin is a pretty easy one to ID, but I’ve come up empty so far on the other one.

The 2nd one is molded plastic, but definitely vintage based on the flat head fasteners and patina on the back side. It has a newer replacement movement though, so hands and possibly the face could be replacements as well.

**UPDATE**

Plastic Clock: I cleaned up the battery tray, put a new AA in it, and it is currently spinning away on my office wall. I'm fairly certain the hands are replacements and possibly the face as well. The face looks almost too nice compared to the back side of the clock.

Elgin: Threw a new D battery in it this morning, switched it on, and it started ticking away immediately. This one appears to be completely original from what I've looked over so far. I plan to start with giving it a good cleaning this weekend.

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Mark Carney just addressed the nation on why Canada walked away from the trade deal with the United States.

The key takeaways:

> "Canada has consistently proposed long-term partnerships, while the U.S. has too often demanded short-term transactions."

> "At the 11th hour, they were still pursuing restrictions on our ability to protect and promote the French language and our culture. They wanted a say in our future trade agreements with other countries."

> "They were asking far too much and offering far too little."

> "The most fundamental issue is that the cumulative U.S. demands revealed that they wanted us to become even more reliant on them, not less. In too many areas, they wanted dependency, not a true economic partnership."

Carney says Canada worked in good faith but the terms would have undermined autos, steel, and forest products — and gave the US a veto on Canada's ability to trade with other countries.

For anyone with cross-border ties — investments, family, business — this is a significant escalation. The trade uncertainty isn't going away anytime soon, and the ripple effects on exchange rates, portfolio allocations, and cross-border planning could be substantial.

Source: https://x.com/sarobertson_/status/2097320113997307929