Description
The refinished crotch veneered case has a split in the lower door and the throat. The shrinkage cracks in the wooden bezel and small repair near the latch. The dial shows a signature of which very little remains. The case has a one-piece pine backboard and the movement is mounted to the case with a screw through the back. The spoke on the great wheel that holds the click is diamond shaped, which is characteristic of Curtis and Dunning. A picture of a movement with this diamond shaped spoke is shown in "Willard's Patent Time Pieces by Paul Foley", pg. 103. The period hands are found on examples by Ruben Tower of Hingham, MA and Elijah Whiton of Groton, MA. The movement suggests that this timepiece is from Vermont, while the hands show New Hampshire influence. An attractive clock. Height 41 inches
Record courtesy of R.O. Schmitt Fine Arts