UNKNOWN MANUFACTURE
ALARM NOVELTY
TIMEPIECE
INDEX # : 181-T-0706
circa: 1905-1920
CLOCK STYLE Novelty CLOCK NAME Novelty Gilt Clock MANUFACTURE
Unknown American Manufacture
CASE MODEL # J1481 MOVEMENT TYPE
30 Hour, Alarm, brass & nickel, pin lever escapement, spring driven. CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base = 8 1/4", Height = 10 3/4", Depth = 2"
Case made of Spelter (white metal) with original gold gilt (ormolu) finish.LABEL INFORMATION
N/A DIAL INFORMATION
White paper dial (probably not original) with black Arabic letters, dial is un-signed The chapter ring is 3". There is a beveled glass covering dial.
MISC. FEATURES
Small cherub face on the top of the timepiece. Back of case has patent dates of OCT 20, 1902, MAY 15, 1906 & DEC 15, 1908. It is also stamped "Made in USA"
Alarm hammer is internal to the case.
ACQUIRED FROM Online auction CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED
Case is in fair condition, there is a small crack in the pot metal on the back of the center leg (not visible from the front). The paper dial appears to be a replacement, and there is no alarm setting hand. The movement is in good running condition. RESTORATION N/A HISTORICAL DATA
This timepiece appeared in a 1905 Butler Bros., New York Catalog. It was listed for $0.80 each. REFERENCES 1. "Clock Identification and Price Guide - Book 3" by Roy Ehrhardt & Red Rabeneck, 1987. NOTES N/A Continue with selection:
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