Clocks- 3 (Three) American shelf clocks: (1) Atkins & Downs, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour wooden movement with original Napoleon tablet, c1830. (2) Atkins, Porter & Co., Bristol, Conn., 30 hour weight-driven shelf clock in small cornice top case, c1845. (3)
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(1) Mahogany case has old blistered finish with some veneer loss. Original movement, but originally had alarm, parts now missing. Original alarm dial, no alarm disc or hands. Splat and chimneys inside case. Best part of clock is reverse tablet. Has weights. (2) Mahogany case with old crusty finish. Period hands and dial (but dial for an alarm which this movement is not. No lower door glass, but has an old print of a military officer. (3) Rosewood case with few veneer flecks on base. Calendar opening with modern reverse painting, though calendar set up label inside. Dial repainted, hands replaced. 33" tall, 16.5" wide, 4,5" deep.
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Clocks- 3 (Three) American shelf clocks: (1) Atkins & Downs, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour wooden movement with original Napoleon tablet, c1830. (2) Atkins, Porter & Co., Bristol, Conn., 30 hour weight-driven shelf clock in small cornice top case, c1845. (3) Seth Thomas Clock Co, Thomaston, Conn., 8 day weight-driven "Parlor Calendar No. 1 (missing calendar mechanism) , c1863. (1) Mahogany case has old blistered finish with some veneer loss. Original movement, but originally had alarm, parts now missing. Original alarm dial, no alarm disc or hands. Splat and chimneys inside case. Best part of clock is reverse tablet. Has weights. (2) Mahogany case with old crusty finish. Period hands and dial (but dial for an alarm which this movement is not. No lower door glass, but has an old print of a military officer. (3) Rosewood case with few veneer flecks on base. Calendar opening with modern reverse painting, though calendar set up label inside. Dial repainted, hands replaced. 33" tall, 16.5" wide, 4,5" deep.
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