Atkins, Whiting & Co., Bristol, Conn., 30-day fancy cast iron frame [Ives patent] wagon spring powered skeleton timepiece with pierced silvered dial under glass dome, c1855
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24 October 2024
this is the same wagon spring movement used in such Atkins models as the XX octagon drop regulator and :London model shelf clock. Many collectors have found the movement so beautiful, that they have chosen to display them under glass, rather than hide in a wooden case. Atkins may have offered such display in the 1850s, but this is unproven. Additional information can be found in HOROLOGY AMERICANA, by Dworetsky & Dickstein [1972], with a photograph of a similar clock [page 166], Ht of clock 13 1/2", with dome and base 16"
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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Atkins, Whiting & Co., Bristol, Conn., 30-day fancy cast iron frame [Ives patent] wagon spring powered skeleton timepiece with pierced silvered dial under glass dome, c1855 this is the same wagon spring movement used in such Atkins models as the XX octagon drop regulator and :London model shelf clock. Many collectors have found the movement so beautiful, that they have chosen to display them under glass, rather than hide in a wooden case. Atkins may have offered such display in the 1850s, but this is unproven. Additional information can be found in HOROLOGY AMERICANA, by Dworetsky & Dickstein [1972], with a photograph of a similar clock [page 166], Ht of clock 13 1/2", with dome and base 16"
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