Lorenzo D. Warren, Portland, Maine, 8 day carriage clock with unusual chronometer escapement, glazed brass case, Roman numeral brass dial with seconds at 12:00, blued steel hands, signed, brass timepiece with pivoted detent escapement of unconventional

Lorenzo D. Warren, Portland, Maine, 8 day carriage clock with unusual chronometer escapement, glazed brass case, Roman numeral brass dial with seconds at 12:00, blued steel hands, signed, brass timepiece with pivoted detent escapement of unconventional design, brass balance with helical spring and long staff, the roller receiving impulse from a crown wheel, and with unlocking effected by a pin at the lower end of the balance staff, edge of front plate marked "Finished Jan. 2d, 1872" case dirty, with tarnish and minor staining, one screw for attaching rear panel missing, dial and hands good, movement with dirt and tarnish, running. Little biographical information is available for Lorenzo Warren; on page 113 of "Warren; a genealogy of the descendants of James Warren who was in Kittery, Maine, 1652-1656", we find the following: June 12, 1836; d. at Worcester, Mass., Apr. 6, 1900. Lorenzo, when a boy, learned the watchmaker's trade and jewelry business at Portland, Me., which he continued until 1888, when he retired from business.