C.1885, French, Industrial Steam Boiler clock, 8-day, timepiece, as-found.

C.1885, French, Industrial Steam Boiler clock, 8-day, timepiece, as-found. Condition: the original small platform movement and Aneroid barometer and complete and original to the clock. However, someone has removed the spring motor to the automaton, and replaced it with a 110v motor, which now has failed. The piston assembly to the left has had repairs. However the original governor and flywheel are intact. The bonus for this particular clock is that it has a steam stack on the right side, and if you compare it to previous models we sold as well as to models in Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks, by Derek Roberts, page 264, fig 22-26, you can see that the motor platform was designed to the left about a half inch to make room for the steam stack. In complete, original condition this model is worth around $5000, so our estimate considers the shortcomings of this clock. Height 11 inches