E. Ingraham Clock Co. mantle clock, enameled wood cased, "Magnolia", ca 1891, the Granddaddy of all blacks.

E. Ingraham Clock Co. mantle clock, enameled wood cased, "Magnolia", ca 1891, the Granddaddy of all blacks. No doubt this is the largest of the blacks, 23-1/2 inches wide, 11 inches high. 8 day, half hour, low strike ona cathedral gong. Patent Regulator. It came in a deluxe model and a not sodeluxe model, which this one is. Paper dial instead of porcelain, cheapsash and glass instead of beveled glass, silver trimmings or gold. This oneis gold, some tarnish. A previous owner attempted to cover some of the tarnishwith a pretty nice gold paint, but his hand was not steady and some got onthe wood. The metal ornaments, like the clock, are huge. Note the paw feet.Ly-Ingraham No. 677.