C.1832, Spencer, Hotchkiss and Co., Salem Bridge, Conn., 8-day timepiece.
This is a very rare clock as very few Salem Bridge timepiece movements were manufactured. What is unusual is they took a half column and splat case that would normally have had a wood movement and fitted it with a brass timepiece movement. You usually see Salem Bridge movements in column and cornice and pillar and scroll cases. In a recent auction in Pennsylvania one of these timepieces was a column and cornice model. The veneer is in excellent condition. The two glasses are original. The upper glass is cracked. The tablet has had some restoration. The hands and weight pulley are original. The stenciling on the columns is original. The feet are new (probably had paw feet). The top veneered piece is original and there are indications the case may have had a top dust cover,, now missing. The label is very clean. Height 26.25 inches
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