169-C-1205

WELCH, BROWN & CO. DOUBLE DECKER EMPIRE CLOCK
INDEX # : 169-C-1205

circa: 1841-1843

CLOCK STYLE Empire Shelf Clock

CLOCK NAME N/A

MANUFACTURE

Welch, Brown & Co. (Forestville Manufacturing Co.), Bristol, Connecticut.

Jonathan Clark Brown (1807-1872), image to left

Chauncey Pomeroy (????-????)

Elisha N. Welch (1809-1887), image to left

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE

Large brass, 8 day, weight driven movement with hour strike on a cathedral gong, type 2.111. This clock also has an alarm movement which is spring driven and strikes on a cast brass bell.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base=17 3/4", Height=37 1/2", Depth=5 1/2"

LABEL INFORMATION

Good label stating:
"Improved / Eight Day / Brass Clocks / Made and Sold by the / Forestville Manufacturing Co. / Bristol, Conn. / Warranted if Well Used / E.N. Welch J.C. Brown C. Pomeroy"

Printer was Elihu Geer, Job and Card Printer, State Street, Hartford, Conn. (image to left)

DIAL INFORMATION

Original dial in excellent condition, dial glass has a small crack on the left side. The dial glass is original and is held in place with putty.
On the back of the dial written in pencil:

"July 18th 1843 / adjusted by Philo / Poor Philo!!"

and

"September 1877"

MISC. FEATURES

Original pendulum bob, ivory escutcheons, 7 1/2 lb. weights. Center mirror and lower reverse painted tablets are period replacements. The minute hand is original, but the hour hand is a poor replacement.

ACQUIRED FROM Christmas gift from KL in December 2005.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED

Case in good original condition, with original finish. Movement is in good running order.

RESTORATION January 2006 - Applied a coat of past wax to case and buffed. Movement was already cleaned, oiled, and adjusted. Set clock to running.

HISTORICAL DATA

The Forestville Mfg. Co. operated from 1835 until 1840. It consisted of William Hills, Jared Goodrich, J.C. Brown and a few others. This firm was succeeded by Hills, Brown & Co which operated from 1840 until 1841. J.C. Brown and Chauncey Pomeroy bought out William Hills and Jared Goodrich's interest in the firm in 1841. This was accomplished by Elisha Welch advancing Brown and Pomeroy $3,000 and assuming a mortgage on the property. This is the first recorded ownership by Welch in a Bristol clock concern. The labels from clocks during the period from 1841-1843 had E.N. Welch, J.C. Brown, and C. Pomeroy listed as proprietors and the company was actually known as Welch, Brown & Co. even though the label still carried the Forestville Mfg. Co. brand. E.N. Welch's only interest in this company was financial, protecting the mortgage loan.

REFERENCES 1. "The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology 1810-1862", Kenneth D. Roberts, 1988, brief history of Welch, Brown & Co. on pages 207-208.

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CLOCK STYLE	Empire Shelf Clock
CLOCK NAME	N/A
MANUFACTURE	Welch, Brown & Co. (Forestville Manufacturing Co.), Bristol, Connecticut. Jonathan Clark Brown (1807-1872), image to left Chauncey Pomeroy (????-????) Elisha N. Welch (1809-1887), image to left
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Large brass, 8 day, weight driven movement with hour strike on a cathedral gong, type 2.111. This clock also has an alarm movement which is spring driven and strikes on a cast brass bell.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base=17 3/4", Height=37 1/2", Depth=5 1/2"
LABEL INFORMATION	Good label stating: "Improved / Eight Day / Brass Clocks / Made and Sold by the / Forestville Manufacturing Co. / Bristol, Conn. / Warranted if Well Used / E.N. Welch J.C. Brown C. Pomeroy" Printer was Elihu Geer, Job and Card Printer, State Street, Hartford, Conn. (image to left)
DIAL INFORMATION	Original dial in excellent condition, dial glass has a small crack on the left side. The dial glass is original and is held in place with putty. On the back of the dial written in pencil: "July 18th 1843 / adjusted by Philo / Poor Philo!!" and "September 1877"
MISC. FEATURES	Original pendulum bob, ivory escutcheons, 7 1/2 lb. weights. Center mirror and lower reverse painted tablets are period replacements. The minute hand is original, but the hour hand is a poor replacement.
ACQUIRED FROM	Christmas gift from KL in December 2005.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Case in good original condition, with original finish. Movement is in good running order.
RESTORATION	January 2006 - Applied a coat of past wax to case and buffed. Movement was already cleaned, oiled, and adjusted. Set clock to running.
HISTORICAL DATA	The Forestville Mfg. Co. operated from 1835 until 1840. It consisted of William Hills, Jared Goodrich, J.C. Brown and a few others. This firm was succeeded by Hills, Brown & Co which operated from 1840 until 1841. J.C. Brown and Chauncey Pomeroy bought out William Hills and Jared Goodrich's interest in the firm in 1841. This was accomplished by Elisha Welch advancing Brown and Pomeroy $3,000 and assuming a mortgage on the property. This is the first recorded ownership by Welch in a Bristol clock concern. The labels from clocks during the period from 1841-1843 had E.N. Welch, J.C. Brown, and C. Pomeroy listed as proprietors and the company was actually known as Welch, Brown & Co. even though the label still carried the Forestville Mfg. Co. brand. E.N. Welch's only interest in this company was financial, protecting the mortgage loan.
REFERENCES	1. "The Contributions of Joseph Ives to Connecticut Clock Technology 1810-1862", Kenneth D. Roberts, 1988, brief history of Welch, Brown & Co. on pages 207-208.
NOTES	N/A