Welch, Spring and Co. "Gerster", ca 1879, one of the first of the Welch, Spring clocks that used the "Patti" movement.

Welch, Spring and Co. "Gerster", ca 1879, one of the first of the Welch, Spring clocks that used the "Patti" movement. Was introduced the same year as the Patti, V.P and Patti No. 2. The clock was named for the Hungarian Soprano, "Etelka Gerster", born in 1855. If you have read my other write-ups or read anything about E.N.Welch, you know he was a world traveler, a lover of the arts, and entertained artists in his home. The Gerster was only manufactured for 5 years, consequently they are more scarce than most of the other "Patti Movement" clocks. Like most of the other models it was made with polished black walnut, a great deal of turnings, particularly on the four corners, and the elaborate rail around the top. For the most part they used the same glasses, pendulums, hands, dials, and of course the "Patti" movements. This case is 18-1/2 inches high and in very good original condition. The only negativesI see are a new paper dial, and practically no label. Ly-Welch No. 283.