C.1856, E. N. Welch At the old Establishment, late J. C. Brown, Forestville, CT, 8-day spring-driven OG shelf clock.

C.1856, E. N. Welch At the old Establishment, late J. C. Brown, Forestville, CT, 8-day spring-driven OG shelf clock. The original movement and dial of this clock are marked "J. C. Brown, Forestville, CT." Large grommets have been added to the dial which has its original paint (though some is lifted from the dial and fragile). The label is very good and shows the J. C. Brown factory built in 1853 to replace an earlier one destroyed by fire. Hands are original, but pendulum bob is new. The mahogany veneered case is in nice condition and the original decalcomania tablet shows soldiers on horses (Napoleon?). This clock would have been in Browns inventory and relabeled after acquisition by Welch; case never had cord slots nor pulleys. Height 25.75 inches.