Clock, Boston Clock Company carriage clock, Massachusetts, 1940
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1940
Rectangular Egyptian Revival style design with exposed sides and back so that the mechanism can be seen without opening the piece. Moveable handle on top. Roman numerals on the face with a minute and hour hand only, and the words "Boston Clock Co." written within. The Timekeeper, Phone (203) 744-1940." Comes with winding key.
Size: 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. The Boston Clock Company was a short-lived Massachusetts-based manufacturer, founded in Chelsea in 1884 by Joseph H. Eastman as the successor to the Harvard Clock Company. They produced high-quality crystal regulators, carriage clocks, and marble mantle clocks, often with spring-powered movements. Despite early success, the company later failed, largely evolving into the Chelsea Clock Company after they dissolved in 1894.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 4 in
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable; the text keeps only the listing's object facts (condition, price and sale wording removed). Attribution and measurements describe the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Candidate id
- inv-203466561
- Auction house
- Sarasota Estate Auction
- Listing object ID
- 203466561
Catalogue references
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Research required
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