Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Shelf |
Catalog Number |
83.69.1 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
Marine |
Date |
c.1850 |
Description |
c. 1850 Elisha Manross shelf clock 8-day time and strike brass movement with double mainsprings, which are likely replacements. Marine level escapement. Balance wheel instead of pendulum. Front plate movement reads, "Patent 1849/Elisha Manross/Bristol, Conn./USA" Rosewood case with brass handle and trim. Simplified bracket style case. Painted Roman zinc dial. Two winding arbors in front. Similar movement in Bulletin Supplement #9 Winter 1973, A Survey History of the American Spring-Driven Clock, page 77. |
Maker |
Elisha Manross |
Material |
wood, brass, glass, zinc |
Place of Origin |
Bristol, Connecticut, USA |
Notes |
In the late 1830s Manross was one of the major manufacturers of wooden clock movements. Later he became a manufacturer of brass movements, including the 8-day fusee movement. Similar movement in Bulletin Supplement #9 Winter 1973, A Survey History of the American Spring-Driven Clock, page 77. |