Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Tall Case |
Catalog Number |
2014.5.4 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Date |
1780 |
Description |
c. 1780 George Hoff Tall Case 30 hour clock, german style movement. square iron pillars carry the dial, wire or "lantern" pinions, string pendulum. |
Maker |
George Hoff |
Material |
Wood, Brass |
Place of Origin |
Lancaster, PA |
Notes |
Hoff arrived in philadelphia from germany in 1765. moved to Lancaster, Pa 1769. Hoff important because he introduced the German tradition of clockmaking to Lancaster County. |
