C.1845, Forestville Mfg, J. C. Brown, shelf acorn, fusee movement, with French feet and in excellent condition.
This very clock is pictured in Palmer's Treasury of American Clocks, page 145, plate 255. This is also the same clock that belonged to Bill Wadleigh, and was pictured in American Clocks and Clockmakers by Carl Dreppard. Label is dark, a little stained, but would still be classified as good, and is legible. Note that Mr. Palmer must have had a Bourbon when he measured this clock, as he has it listed as 36", a definite mistake in his book. Note a related clock, with the same movement, but a flush base, may be seen in Ken Roberts book on Connecticut Clock Technology, page 255; the text and literature all indicate this is an 8-day movement, but the springs look a bit small for the task. We see no evidence of a change in condition from any of these foto references. We had the pleasure of viewing the sister to this clock in a private collection in Southern England last year. Height 20 inches
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