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Object Name |
Clock, Shelf |
Catalog Number |
82.90.60 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Date |
1890 |
Description |
c. 1890- Shelf Clock Delphus Model made by Boston Clock Co. 8 day movement. The case is polished brass. The four panels are fitted with beveled glass. The front and back panels also serve as doors. It features 11 jewels. The pinions are cut with precision from solid steel and are highly polished. The plates a nickeled and treated with a damascene finish. This is a tandem wind movement. This means that one inserts the key onto the single winding arbor and turns it to the right to wind the time train. Turn the key to the left and you are winding the strike train. This clock strikes the hour and half hour on a wire gong. Please note that this clock does not have a pendulum. This movement is fitted with a balance wheel that is compensating |
Maker |
Boston Clock Company |
Material |
brass, glass. |
Place of Origin |
Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
Notes |
13 slides in slide cabinet 1 |