In the middle of The Great Depression, inventor Earl Arnault decided that the country needed was a fun little pick-me-up. He had hoped his Kit-Cat Klock—a cat-shaped clock with moving eyes, a wagging ...

Picture the perfect retro kitchen scene, and there’s probably a saucy cat clock on the wall swinging its tail and rolling its eyes back and forth. While Kit-Cat Klocks have been decorating homes for ...