Blog — world war II

This coming Monday, May 25, our country will celebrate Memorial Day. It’s an important time to remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom. Traditionally, we spend quality time with family and friends as we honor our heroes with weekend gatherings, parades, and more. Of course, things are going to look quite different this year, so we thought we would come up with a few fun ways to celebrate safely and responsibly this Memorial Day.

At Pendulux, one of our biggest inspirations is the military, especially aircrafts used by the U.S armed forces during combat for World War II and throughout the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. We have a lot of respect for pilots both past and present who fly these marvels and wanted to pay homage to them with a few of our designs.  In fact, our altimeter and yoke clocks replicate components pulled directly from those now retired yet beloved planes. We use materials just like the ones used in the original cockpits, like real cast aluminum and heavy-duty brass accents, trying our...