C.1880, E. N. Welch, Ship's Bell wall clock in a spun brass case w/ painted 7" dial. Signed on dial "H. H. Ham, Jr, Patent, May 6, 1879, Mf'd Only by the E. N. Welch M'fg Co., Forestville, Conn, U.S.A.".
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Condition: the brass case has stress cracks all around the circumference as it was not annealed after mfg. Rear label is about 75% still legible. Dial is xlnt. Glass missing. For info on this model see Ly's book on Welch, page 264, this was among the earliest mass produced Ship's Bell clocks to come out of Connecticut, and examples are hard to find. Height 11 inches
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C.1880, E. N. Welch, Ship's Bell wall clock in a spun brass case w/ painted 7" dial. Signed on dial "H. H. Ham, Jr, Patent, May 6, 1879, Mf'd Only by the E. N. Welch M'fg Co., Forestville, Conn, U.S.A.". Condition: the brass case has stress cracks all around the circumference as it was not annealed after mfg. Rear label is about 75% still legible. Dial is xlnt. Glass missing. For info on this model see Ly's book on Welch, page 264, this was among the earliest mass produced Ship's Bell clocks to come out of Connecticut, and examples are hard to find. Height 11 inches
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