C.1850, Connecticut Clock Co., 54 John St, NY, 8-Day, time and strike, iron front mantel clock, the Washington model.
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22 October 2024
Condition: Cast iron front case is in fair condition with all of the original decoration gone. Painted dial appears original but has had in-painting and loss and wear. Hour hand is a replacement. Minute hands appears original. Unsigned movement has a poor repair to the gong hammer and the countwheel. Label is dark but readable. Pendulum bob is missing. Glass to bottom door is missing. This iron casting was sold by the American Clock Co to all Connecticut firms. See same model by Seth Thomas pictured in A Treasury of American Clocks, [Palmer], page 178. Ht 22" [55.8 cm]
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Connecticut Clock Co
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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C.1850, Connecticut Clock Co., 54 John St, NY, 8-Day, time and strike, iron front mantel clock, the Washington model. Condition: Cast iron front case is in fair condition with all of the original decoration gone. Painted dial appears original but has had in-painting and loss and wear. Hour hand is a replacement. Minute hands appears original. Unsigned movement has a poor repair to the gong hammer and the countwheel. Label is dark but readable. Pendulum bob is missing. Glass to bottom door is missing. This iron casting was sold by the American Clock Co to all Connecticut firms. See same model by Seth Thomas pictured in A Treasury of American Clocks, [Palmer], page 178. Ht 22" [55.8 cm]
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