C.1905, French, 8-bell, 3-train, quarter chiming oak

C.1905, French, 8-bell, 3-train, quarter chiming oak bracket clock in excellent original condition. Typical of many chime clocks in the early 20th Century, this one has a second chime movement, siamesed underneath a standard time and strike movement. It is interesting that the French usually put the auxiliary movement under the striking movement, the Germans liked to put it above and the Americans liked to put it behind and to one side. The one plus of the French system was that they managed to keep the 3rd winding arbor (bottom one in this instance) in the vicinity of the other 2. The fancy oak case is similar to the American Eastlake style, with shallow designs and lots of dentil trim; the fragile gallery at top is still intact. A good looking and pleasant sounding chime clock, the hours struck on a spiral gong. Height 21 inches