A Nottingham great-grandad who has spent the last 30 years amassing a wacky collection of 550 alarm clocks is now selling them at auction for tens of thousands of pounds. Frank Randell, 79, has spent more than three decades buying hundreds of quirky clocks from across the world and admits it has turned into an obsession.
Some of them date back 90 years and include James Bond, Star Wars, The Beatles, Micky Mouse, Mr T and Flintstones-themed timepieces. His bizarre collection is now being sold across several auctions - because none of his kids or grandchildren want to inherit it.
Some of the alarm clocks are expected to fetch up to £1,000 individually while others could go for between £100-£150 and £40-60. It means Frank is set to rake in tens of thousands of pounds when they go under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers, in Etwall, Derbyshire.
