Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Shelf |
Catalog Number |
77.53.1 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
Pillar & Scroll |
Date |
1826 |
Description |
c 1826 Silas Hoadley shelf clock 30-hour wood time and strike "upside-down" movement, ivory bushed, escapement between plates at bottom of movement, winds at 10:00 and 2:00, probably not original to this case. Label: "Time is Money." Franklin Clocks With the improvement of bushing the pivots with Ivory, Arranged and Manufactured by Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Conn. Arabic dial, refinished, has winding holes for Terry-type movement that have been plugged and painted over. Mahogany veneered pillar and scroll case with flat rectangular base. Center section of backboard replaced, cutout to receive upside-down movement. Unused holes in case dividers indicate that it once housed a Terry-type movement, possibly Type 4.1. Weights are nearby. Pendulum bob is in bottom case. Envelope has cords. |
Maker |
Silas Hoadley |
Material |
Wood, glass, paper, ivory, brass |
Place of Origin |
Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut, USA |
Notes |
Accessioned 28401 clock²weights (weights not inventoried) 6 slides in slide cabinet 1 Mcl |