077-C-0394

UNKNOWN MANUFACTURE GALLERY CLOCK
INDEX # : 077-C-0394

circa: 1850-1900

CLOCK STYLE Gallery Clock

CLOCK NAME N/A

MANUFACTURE Unknown Manufacture (possibly French)

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE Brass, 8-day, spring driven, T&S, hour strike on cathedral gong. Movement plates are thicker than most American clocks, believe it is of French or English manufacture.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base = 21 ¼", Height = 21", Depth = 6 ½"

LABEL INFORMATION No label or markings on case

DIAL INFORMATION White enameled tin dial with black Arabic numerals. 11 ½" chapter ring.

MISC. FEATURES Square walnut case, door lifts to expose dial and movement. Dial mounts directly to movement by means of brass legs that extend from each corner of the top movement plate. This arrangement appears to be original to clock. Parts of case may have been replaced. Not sure if case and movement are a marriage or original.

ACQUIRED FROM Auction at the 1994 NAWCC Lone Star Regional at the Arlington Convention Center, Arlington, TX.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Clock in running order, case is in very poor condition. Dial glass appears to be original.

RESTORATION Cleaned and adjusted movement, replaced suspension spring. Stripped case down to bare wood and refinished.

HISTORICAL DATA N/A

REFERENCES N/A

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Gallery Clock
CLOCK NAME	N/A
MANUFACTURE	Unknown Manufacture (possibly French)
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Brass, 8-day, spring driven, T&S, hour strike on cathedral gong. Movement plates are thicker than most American clocks, believe it is of French or English manufacture.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base = 21 ¼", Height = 21", Depth = 6 ½"
LABEL INFORMATION	No label or markings on case
DIAL INFORMATION	White enameled tin dial with black Arabic numerals. 11 ½" chapter ring.
MISC. FEATURES	Square walnut case, door lifts to expose dial and movement. Dial mounts directly to movement by means of brass legs that extend from each corner of the top movement plate. This arrangement appears to be original to clock. Parts of case may have been replaced. Not sure if case and movement are a marriage or original.
ACQUIRED FROM	Auction at the 1994 NAWCC Lone Star Regional at the Arlington Convention Center, Arlington, TX.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Clock in running order, case is in very poor condition. Dial glass appears to be original.
RESTORATION	Cleaned and adjusted movement, replaced suspension spring. Stripped case down to bare wood and refinished.
HISTORICAL DATA	N/A
REFERENCES	N/A
NOTES	N/A