Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Shelf |
Catalog Number |
79.50.28 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Date |
1843 |
Description |
Mahogany cased 30-hour shelf clock. Movement is a modification of the Charles Kirk patent, dated August 26, 1843, which features a cast iron back plate with spring barrels as part of the back plate. Count wheel strike. Case made by MIller & Byington, Polkville, CT, now part of Bristol. Label inside reads "Patent Spring Brass Clocks, Made & Sold by E.C. Brewster, Bristol, Conn." Lower tablet on case is a mirror. |
Maker |
E.C. Brewster |
Material |
brass, blass, wood, iron |
Place of Origin |
Bristol, Connecticut, USA |