Description
(1) Flat brass fronton is absent. Black shellac within some of the numerals is starting to flake. Suspension shroud measures 4.5 inches in height. Modestly sized stepped feet on upright movement pillars. Some turned detail on the escape wheel arbor support. Iron fan with four blades. Square screws with "V" slots hold the movement together. The bell has been repaired with some modern nuts and washers. Cotton cord will need to be replaced. Clock does not come with weights or a pendulum. (2) Several nice construction details within movement including a scalloped strike trip piece linkage, turned escape wheel arbor support with screw for depth adjustment, curved end of strike trip piece, and heart shaped hole for crutch. Broad arched feet on movement uprights. Wide rims and crossing on contrate wheel and crown wheel Some hand-finishing of the pallets. Suspension steeple measures 4.5 inches in height. Four bladed iron fan. Doors and movement back are absent. Alarm weight and counterweight are present. No weights for the time or strike trains. Pendulum is absent. Dimensions are for the clock with its fronton. Sold "as is ".
Record courtesy of R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts