Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Shelf |
Catalog Number |
75.25.1 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
Cottage clock |
Date |
1889 |
Description |
c. 1889 New Haven Clock Company Cottage No. 2 30-hour spring-driven time and alarm movement with alarm between the plates, label reads "Cottage No. 2. One Day Time Piece Alarm Manufactured by Jerome & Co., New Haven, Conn. U.S.A." Painted zinc Roman dial marked Made by New Haven Clock Co. New Haven, Conn. U.S.A." Mahogany veneered flat top case with reverse painted glass tablet. The tablet has a black background with a green and red oval at center surrounded by six stalks of wheat. |
Maker |
New Haven Clock Company |
Material |
Brass, Glass, Mahogany, zinc, paper |
Place of Origin |
New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
Notes |
²²²²²²²²²²²²p.304 A 27620 NMAH Smithsonian Institution H²W²D²DIA 11.75²7.75²3.5²6.25 IN²IN²IN²IN |