Clocks- 3 (Three): (1) E. N. Welch, Forestville, Conn., Beehive style shelf clock with a spring driven 30 hour time and strike movement in a rosewood veneered case., c1860; (2) Brewster & Ingrahams, Bristol, Conn., Beehive style shelf clock with a spring
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(1) The case has veneer damage on the base. The painted dial has been roughly touched up. The hands are not original. Both glasses are old. The lower frosted stenciled decoration has been redone on an old glass. The pendulum bob is new; (2) The case has been refinished. The painted dial has had major restoration. The hands are new, as is the lower etched door glass; (3) The case has been refinished and has some veneer issues. The hands are original. The painted dial is original with some areas of loss. The upper door glass is old while the lower glass is a replacement. Note: All three cases have the same dimensions.
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Clocks- 3 (Three): (1) E. N. Welch, Forestville, Conn., Beehive style shelf clock with a spring driven 30 hour time and strike movement in a rosewood veneered case., c1860; (2) Brewster & Ingrahams, Bristol, Conn., Beehive style shelf clock with a spring driven, 8 day, time and strike movement in a mahogany veneered case., c1850; (3) William L. Gilbert & Co., Winchester, Conn., Beehive style shelf clock with a spring driven, 8 day, time and strike movement in a mahogany veneered case, c1855, (1) The case has veneer damage on the base. The painted dial has been roughly touched up. The hands are not original. Both glasses are old. The lower frosted stenciled decoration has been redone on an old glass. The pendulum bob is new; (2) The case has been refinished. The painted dial has had major restoration. The hands are new, as is the lower etched door glass; (3) The case has been refinished and has some veneer issues. The hands are original. The painted dial is original with some areas of loss. The upper door glass is old while the lower glass is a replacement. Note: All three cases have the same dimensions.
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