152-C-0305

JONATHAN FROST REVERSE OGEE & CORNICE CLOCK
INDEX # : 152-C-0305

circa: 1838-1845

CLOCK STYLE Shelf

CLOCK NAME N/A

MANUFACTURE
Jonathan Frost, Reading, Massachusetts

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE

30 hour wooden movement type 9.223 with alarm type III, made by Chauncey Boardman & Joseph Wells, or Joseph Wells, both firms sold movements to Jonathan Frost.
Alarm winding arbor is below the 5 o'clock position.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base=16 5/8", Height=26 1/2", Depth=5 7/8"
Flame mahogany veneer on cornice, reverse ogee columns, and base. Mahogany veneer on door and sides of case.

LABEL INFORMATION

Good label stating:
"N_Plus Ultra / Clocks,/ Manufactured and Sold By / Jonathan Frost / Reading Mass. / Warranted Good / J. Howe, Printer"

DIAL INFORMATION

Original hand painted dial is in good condition and is 8 1/2" X 9". It has a white background with black Roman letters and hand painted floral spandrels. Alarm winding arbor is located beneath the letter V. Dial retains it's original arbor grommets for all three winding arbors. Brass alarm disc in center of dial. Original dial glass is 9" X 8 7/8" and is held in place with the original wood strips. Chapter ring is 7 1/2".

MISC. FEATURES

This is the only Jonathan Frost wooden movement clock with an alarm that I have ever seen. I'm sure there are more out there, but they don't seem to surface very often.

Original tin dust covers still present of top of case. Clock retains it's original alarm weight, time & strike weights, pendulum bob, hour and minute hands, and winding key.

Looking glass in lower door is 9" X 12". It appears to be original to the clock, and is held in place with a rough-cut 1/8 backboard.

ACQUIRED FROM Mart table at the 2005 Lonestar Regional in Mesquite, TX.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Case in good condition with a small piece of veneer missing near door latch. Wooden movement in good condition with no broken teeth or missing parts. There is a small section of the dial which is chipped on the top right hand corner.

RESTORATION N/A

HISTORICAL DATA Jonathan Frost was partnered with Daniel Pratt Jr. for a short period of time, this case style resembles those that came out of Pratt's business, the case is much shorter than the standard 30 hour column and splat clocks.
"In the Fall of 1832, Daniel Pratt joined Jonathan Frost in a partnership in a clock making venture which was to last for three years, to 1835. Andrew Jackson was president of the United States. Westward expansion of the nation was growing. Canals had come into being, soon to be replaced by railroads. Pratt & Frost clocks were believed to be all of the looking glass type. For reasons unknown, the Pratt & Frost partnership was dissolved in 1835. Jonathan Frost turned to other enterprises until after the 1837 depression. 1838 found him back in the clock business alone as a dealer-distributor, who also made some clock cases for purchased movements of wood and brass."

REFERENCES 1. NAWCC Bulletin #208, October 1980 "Wood Movement Identifications" 2. "Early American Clocks", Edwin G. Warman, 1971
3. "NAWCC Bulletin #148 - Wood Movement Alarms" by Ward Francillon, October, 1970

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Shelf
CLOCK NAME	N/A
MANUFACTURE	Jonathan Frost, Reading, Massachusetts
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	30 hour wooden movement type 9.223 with alarm type III, made by Chauncey Boardman & Joseph Wells, or Joseph Wells, both firms sold movements to Jonathan Frost. Alarm winding arbor is below the 5 o'clock position.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base=16 5/8", Height=26 1/2", Depth=5 7/8" Flame mahogany veneer on cornice, reverse ogee columns, and base. Mahogany veneer on door and sides of case.
LABEL INFORMATION	Good label stating: "N_Plus Ultra / Clocks,/ Manufactured and Sold By / Jonathan Frost / Reading Mass. / Warranted Good / J. Howe, Printer"
DIAL INFORMATION	Original hand painted dial is in good condition and is 8 1/2" X 9". It has a white background with black Roman letters and hand painted floral spandrels. Alarm winding arbor is located beneath the letter V. Dial retains it's original arbor grommets for all three winding arbors. Brass alarm disc in center of dial. Original dial glass is 9" X 8 7/8" and is held in place with the original wood strips. Chapter ring is 7 1/2".
MISC. FEATURES	This is the only Jonathan Frost wooden movement clock with an alarm that I have ever seen. I'm sure there are more out there, but they don't seem to surface very often. Original tin dust covers still present of top of case. Clock retains it's original alarm weight, time & strike weights, pendulum bob, hour and minute hands, and winding key. Looking glass in lower door is 9" X 12". It appears to be original to the clock, and is held in place with a rough-cut 1/8 backboard.
ACQUIRED FROM	Mart table at the 2005 Lonestar Regional in Mesquite, TX.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Case in good condition with a small piece of veneer missing near door latch. Wooden movement in good condition with no broken teeth or missing parts. There is a small section of the dial which is chipped on the top right hand corner.
RESTORATION	N/A
HISTORICAL DATA	Jonathan Frost was partnered with Daniel Pratt Jr. for a short period of time, this case style resembles those that came out of Pratt's business, the case is much shorter than the standard 30 hour column and splat clocks. "In the Fall of 1832, Daniel Pratt joined Jonathan Frost in a partnership in a clock making venture which was to last for three years, to 1835. Andrew Jackson was president of the United States. Westward expansion of the nation was growing. Canals had come into being, soon to be replaced by railroads. Pratt & Frost clocks were believed to be all of the looking glass type. For reasons unknown, the Pratt & Frost partnership was dissolved in 1835. Jonathan Frost turned to other enterprises until after the 1837 depression. 1838 found him back in the clock business alone as a dealer-distributor, who also made some clock cases for purchased movements of wood and brass."
REFERENCES	1. NAWCC Bulletin #208, October 1980 "Wood Movement Identifications" 2. "Early American Clocks", Edwin G. Warman, 1971 3. "NAWCC Bulletin #148 - Wood Movement Alarms" by Ward Francillon, October, 1970
NOTES	N/A