C.1890, French, TURTLE CLOCK, As-found, with marble cracked and turtle missing.

C.1890, French, TURTLE CLOCK, As-found, with marble cracked and turtle missing. Condition: the movement for this clock is complete and sound and if you have access to another case or could turn one out of wood, you could be happy with it. A plastic toy turtle with a little magnet glued in the base will do for the time indicator. Note the silvered brass tray has the chapter ring embossed around the outer edge, the turtle or any floating object is placed in the tray with water and the rotating steel beneath the tray caused the turtle to advance. A final note, the marble has been poorly glued with epoxy and if you separate it with toluene, you could perhaps save this marble. Diameter 10 inches, height 5 inches