125-C-0699

RILEY WHITING TRANSITION SHELF CLOCK
INDEX # : 125-C-0799

circa: 1828-1835

CLOCK STYLE Transition Case Shelf Clock

CLOCK NAME N/A

MANUFACTURE

Riley Whiting, Winchester, Conn.

Riley Whiting (????-1835)

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE

Type 1.72 30 hour, wood movement, weight driven, T&S. Hour strike on cast bell.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION

Base = 17", Height = 29", Depth = 6"

Mahogany veneered case with stenciled half-pillars and splat, claw feet.

LABEL INFORMATION

Excellent label, stating:

"Modern Improved / Clocks / Made and Sold by / Riley Whiting / Winchester, Conn. / Warranted if well used / P. Canfield, Printer, Hartford"

Philemon Canfield (1786-1864) moved to Hartford, Ct. in 1814. He was already an established printer at this point in his career, and his services were used by many of the early wooden movement clock making firms in Connecticut. He sold his printing/publishing business in 1839 to Case, Tiffany & Burnham. (image to left)

DIAL INFORMATION

Original wood dial with white hand painted background with fancy gold leaf spandrels and decorations, black Roman numerals. Dial is 11" x 12 1/2", with a 10" chapter ring. Dial glass (11" x 11") is original, and is held in place with putty.

MISC. FEATURES

Original reverse painted glass tablet is 11" x 7 1/4", and held in place by putty. The Arch in the courthouse roof, has an opening for viewing the pendulum bob. Has original lock and ivory escutcheon on door.

ACQUIRED FROM Online auction, seller from Ohio.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Clock running, movement in good condition. Minor veneer damage on door, a poor attempt was made by a previous owner in replacing a 2" strip of veneer. Instead of gluing veneer back in place, it was attached with two small finishing nails! Original columns and splat have been re-stenciled with bronzing powders. The right front claw foot is believed to be a replacement. The minute hand is not original to clock.

RESTORATION N/A

HISTORICAL DATA Clock came out of an estate in Charleston, WV.

Riley Whiting was in the clock business in Winchester and Winsted, Conn. from 1807 until his death in 1835. He was partnered with Samuel and Luther Hoadley from 1807 until 1819, in firms known as "S. Hoadley & Co.", and also "Hoadleys & Whiting". Riley Whiting was a brother in-law to the Hoadleys. Luther Hoadley died in 1813, and in 1819, Whiting purchased all interests in the business from the Hoadley family. He continued manufacturing 30 hour wood movements and tall case clocks, under his own name, until approximately 1828, when he started producing shelf clocks. He produced various models of shelf clocks up until his death. Different reference materials show Whiting produced clocks in Winchester and Winsted, Conn.. From what I can determine, Winsted was part of the town of Winchester, much like Forestville was part of Bristol. Shortly after his death (1835) the company he had founded became the "Clark, Gilbert, & Co.". This firm eventually became known as the "William L. Gilbert Clock Co.".

REFERENCES 1. "Eli Terry and the Connecticut Shelf Clock, by Kenneth Roberts and Snowden Taylor, 1994.
2. "A Typographical Galaxy" by M.C. Casey, 1896.

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Transition Case Shelf Clock
CLOCK NAME	N/A
MANUFACTURE	Riley Whiting, Winchester, Conn. Riley Whiting (????-1835)
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Type 1.72 30 hour, wood movement, weight driven, T&S. Hour strike on cast bell.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base = 17", Height = 29", Depth = 6" Mahogany veneered case with stenciled half-pillars and splat, claw feet.
LABEL INFORMATION	Excellent label, stating: "Modern Improved / Clocks / Made and Sold by / Riley Whiting / Winchester, Conn. / Warranted if well used / P. Canfield, Printer, Hartford" Philemon Canfield (1786-1864) moved to Hartford, Ct. in 1814. He was already an established printer at this point in his career, and his services were used by many of the early wooden movement clock making firms in Connecticut. He sold his printing/publishing business in 1839 to Case, Tiffany & Burnham. (image to left)
DIAL INFORMATION	Original wood dial with white hand painted background with fancy gold leaf spandrels and decorations, black Roman numerals. Dial is 11" x 12 1/2", with a 10" chapter ring. Dial glass (11" x 11") is original, and is held in place with putty.
MISC. FEATURES	Original reverse painted glass tablet is 11" x 7 1/4", and held in place by putty. The Arch in the courthouse roof, has an opening for viewing the pendulum bob. Has original lock and ivory escutcheon on door.
ACQUIRED FROM	Online auction, seller from Ohio.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Clock running, movement in good condition. Minor veneer damage on door, a poor attempt was made by a previous owner in replacing a 2" strip of veneer. Instead of gluing veneer back in place, it was attached with two small finishing nails! Original columns and splat have been re-stenciled with bronzing powders. The right front claw foot is believed to be a replacement. The minute hand is not original to clock.
RESTORATION	N/A
HISTORICAL DATA	Clock came out of an estate in Charleston, WV. Riley Whiting was in the clock business in Winchester and Winsted, Conn. from 1807 until his death in 1835. He was partnered with Samuel and Luther Hoadley from 1807 until 1819, in firms known as "S. Hoadley & Co.", and also "Hoadleys & Whiting". Riley Whiting was a brother in-law to the Hoadleys. Luther Hoadley died in 1813, and in 1819, Whiting purchased all interests in the business from the Hoadley family. He continued manufacturing 30 hour wood movements and tall case clocks, under his own name, until approximately 1828, when he started producing shelf clocks. He produced various models of shelf clocks up until his death. Different reference materials show Whiting produced clocks in Winchester and Winsted, Conn.. From what I can determine, Winsted was part of the town of Winchester, much like Forestville was part of Bristol. Shortly after his death (1835) the company he had founded became the "Clark, Gilbert, & Co.". This firm eventually became known as the "William L. Gilbert Clock Co.".
REFERENCES	1. "Eli Terry and the Connecticut Shelf Clock, by Kenneth Roberts and Snowden Taylor, 1994. 2. "A Typographical Galaxy" by M.C. Casey, 1896.
NOTES	N/A