D. J. Gale, Drop Calendar No. 2, as mf'd by Welch, Spring and Co., with full astronomical indications for age of the moon, day of week, date, and equation of time chart showing sunrise and sunset times for New England latitudes

D. J. Gale, patent "Gale Drop No. 2", mfg'd by Welch, Spring and Co., Bristol, astronomical indications with age of the moon, day, date and month. Note this clock has an early paper dial without the equation of time chart inside the month ring, C.1871. (See another example in today's sale with the equation chart present)

D. J. Gale, "Drop Calendar No. 3", perpetual calendar wall clock with 8 day spring driven movement with full astronomical indications for the age of the moon, day of week, date, month and equation of time chart showing sunrise and sunset times for New England latitudes. The case is of recent manufacture, nicely done with walnut and mahogany veneers over pine, stained a mellow walnut color.

D. J. Gale, "Drop Calendar No. 2", mfg by Welch, Spring and Co., Forestville, Conn, with full perpetual calendar correcting for short months and leap year and in addition with an equation dial that indicates the time of sunrise and sunset for every 7th day. Additional dials show the day of the week and the 29 days for phases of the moon, rosewood case, 8-day, gong striking. C.1875, mov't stamped "Pat'd Aug 30, 1870"