C.1883, The Globe Clock Co., Milldale, Ct., a very rare globe timepiece of unique construction,

C.1883, The Globe Clock Co., Milldale, Ct., a very rare globe timepiece of unique construction, with a glass dome from the same period. The 9 inch globe is of formed wood with a paper cover and is signed "J. Schedler" Terrestrial Globe, Prize Medal Paris Exposn, 1876. The globe rotates once in 24 hours, and a delicate brass "spider" extends up from the South Pole and carries an equatorial time ring divided 2 x 12 hours, along with the rotating globe. Time of day or nigHeight can be read on a fixed equatorial ring (with some sligHeight bends), which bears the names of prominent worldwide cities; that ring also is signed "The Globe Clock Co., Milldale, Ct., Pat'd. Jan 9, 1883". Minutes are indicated on a 3Ó engraved ring that rotates at the North Pole. Power is provided by a substantial double open spring movement, signed "L. Hubbell", with lever escapement and skeletonized plates, mounted in a black metal drum, binnacle mounted on a marbelized round iron base. Of the 3 significant globe clocks produced in the 19th century [Juvet, Timby and Milldale], the Milldale is the rarest. An article from the 1950's in Timepieces Quarterly, says that the Milldale is far in advance of the Timby. For further information, see Commentaries on American Clocks, published by the New York Chapter of NAWCC in June 1971, the article titled: Another Unique Globe Clock Enters the Platt Collection. An example of this model is on display at the American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol. Ht., less dome 17Ó, overall 20Ó $10,000-$12,500