Tiffany and Co., New York, NY, ÓPater NosterÒ, 8 days, two train Westminster chime cast brass bell form mantel clock, c1890
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24 October 2024
The heavy bell retains an old bright patina, and the brass dial with fancy numbers is signed ÓDamonÒ and ÓT & Co.Ò. There is a new plywood base (not visible). The unusual movement ticks and strikes. While Tiffany often used imported movements in their clocks, this movement was made in the Tiffany clock shop in New York under the supervision of Joseph Lindauer. The patent referenced on the back plate was held by Lindauer for a simplified striking mechanism, which sadly does not correctly synchronize the Westminster chimes after the hour strikes, so the chimes often play the incorrect sequence at the various quarters. An empty small hole in the top handle may indicate that something, perhaps a hanger, is absent. Ht 12 1/2Ó
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Pater Noster
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Tiffany and Co
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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Tiffany and Co., New York, NY, ÓPater NosterÒ, 8 days, two train Westminster chime cast brass bell form mantel clock, c1890 The heavy bell retains an old bright patina, and the brass dial with fancy numbers is signed ÓDamonÒ and ÓT & Co.Ò. There is a new plywood base (not visible). The unusual movement ticks and strikes. While Tiffany often used imported movements in their clocks, this movement was made in the Tiffany clock shop in New York under the supervision of Joseph Lindauer. The patent referenced on the back plate was held by Lindauer for a simplified striking mechanism, which sadly does not correctly synchronize the Westminster chimes after the hour strikes, so the chimes often play the incorrect sequence at the various quarters. An empty small hole in the top handle may indicate that something, perhaps a hanger, is absent. Ht 12 1/2Ó
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