Bailey, Banks, & Biddle Co. Ship's Bell Clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
early 20th century
This early 20th-century ship's bell clock is catalogued by Bonhams Skinner as originating from Bailey, Banks, & Biddle Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The nautical timekeeper is housed in a bronze ship's wheel frame mounted atop a flared bronze plinth, which rests on a dark molded wooden base.
Its white dial features Arabic numeral hour markers, two winding apertures, and two centrally pivoted hands, measuring approximately 17 inches in height.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Technical characteristics
- Date
- early 20th century
- Type
- Ship's bell clock
- Maker
- Bailey, Banks, & Biddle Co.
- Height
- 17 in.
- Framing
- bronze ships wheel with bronze plinth and molded wood base
- Place recorded
- United States
- Maker / attribution
- Bailey, Banks, & Biddle Co.
Design
- Visible features
- • White dial with black Arabic numerals and minute track. • Ship's wheel design features eight turned bronze spokes extending from the outer rim. • Dial exhibits two winding arbors positioned between the 4 and 8 hour markers. • Flared bronze pedestal base set upon a stepped rectangular dark wood plinth.
- Dial Configuration
- The clock displays a white dial calibrated with black Arabic numerals and an outer minute track. Two winding arbors are visibly positioned on the dial between the 4 and 8 hour markers. The source description does not specify movement train details.
- Case Construction and Form
- The catalog describes the timepiece as "framed in a bronze ships wheel with bronze plinth and molded wood base" with a listed height of "Ht. 17 in." Visible inspection shows the bronze wheel case fitted with eight turned spokes radiating from the rim. The wheel assembly is supported on a flared bronze pedestal base that rests upon a stepped rectangular dark wood plinth.
- Cataloguing and Movement Details
- The lot is catalogued under the title "Ship's Bell Clock, Bailey, Banks, & Biddle Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early 20th century." Specific internal movement construction, escapement, and bell mechanisms are not recorded in this source. Neither the reverse side of the case nor internal movement plates are illustrated or transcribed in the listing, leaving maker marks or serial numbers behind the dial unrecorded.
Identification
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Internal movement details and maker markings behind the dial are not described or pictured.
- Research required: Reverse side and case depth are not shown.