Description
The dial appears to be old, however our concern is the engraved name which reads "Yeldrae Notron". Now Brittens acknowledges a variant of the name Eardley as "Yeldrae", but they may no mention of a variant for Norton, where our dial has the 2 center consonants reversed. In our judgment a dyslexic restorer has made a mistake on the dial, however, we may be wrong. Regardless of the maker, it is a good period piece with a nicely restored dial, calendar aperture at 6 and strike/silent dial in the arch, and very pleasant lines on the case. Strikes the hours on a large deep toned bell atop the movement. Our estimate considers the confusion over the name. Height 18 inches
Record courtesy of R.O. Schmitt Fine Arts