Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Shelf |
Catalog Number |
78.72.2 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
Crystal Regulator |
Date |
c. 1890 |
Description |
c. 1890 - Boston Clock Co.crystal regulator shelf clock Tandem wind ornately designed brass shelf clock with glass enclosed floral designed enamel dial, spring driven. Slow/fast regulation. Mercury pendulum. Back stamped with "Ansonia patented New York.". The strike train was wound by turning a key one way, the time train by turning it the opposite. |
Maker |
Boston Clock Company |
Material |
Brass, glass, enamel |
Place of Origin |
Boston, Massachusetts. USA |
Notes |
7 slides in slide cabinet 1 Boston Clock Co was the successor to the Eastman Clock Co. which operated from 1886-1888. It manufactured the unusual tandem wind compensated balance wheel movement which required only one winding arbor. |