A. Frankfeld and Co., Philadelphia, shelf cuckoo, 8-day, spring driven, Waterbury movement, case with restoration to carvings. C.1870.
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24 October 2024
the top leafy crest was carved to match and then the main case and top stained to match. The movement has been cleaned and the bellow's tops re-newed; cuckoos loudly when moving hand with finger, wants to stop on warning otherwise. Hands and numerals are hand cut. Note Frankfeld obtained a patent dated April 24, 1866, for modifying the Waterbury movement so that it had 2 strike arms, one for each bellows. Height 21 inches
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Frankfield, A and Co
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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A. Frankfeld and Co., Philadelphia, shelf cuckoo, 8-day, spring driven, Waterbury movement, case with restoration to carvings. C.1870. the top leafy crest was carved to match and then the main case and top stained to match. The movement has been cleaned and the bellow's tops re-newed; cuckoos loudly when moving hand with finger, wants to stop on warning otherwise. Hands and numerals are hand cut. Note Frankfeld obtained a patent dated April 24, 1866, for modifying the Waterbury movement so that it had 2 strike arms, one for each bellows. Height 21 inches
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