AUTOMATON ORGAN CLOCK, PHILADELPHIA, 1820-1840
AUTOMATON ORGAN CLOCK .Augustus P. Pfaff, Philadelphia Musical elements attributed to C. Muckle Mahogany veneer over oak Circa 1820-1840 "Wag on the wall" (uncased, weight-driven mechanical wall clock), organ movement Automaton organ clocks such as this one were...
TALL CASE CLOCK BY DANIEL ROSE READING PA CIRCA 1810
TALL CASE CLOCK Signed Daniel Rose (1749-1827)/Reading Walnut, white pine 8-day dial H: 95"; W: 18"; D: 10" Circa 1810 Daniel Rose was first listed as a clockmaker in 1779 with a shop on Penn Street between 4th and 5th Streets. He was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary...
TALL CASE CLOCK BY HUGH BIGHAM MARSH CREEK (NOW GETTYSBURG) PA CIRCA 1770
TALL CASE CLOCK Works signed by Hugh Bigham (1742-1793) Walnut, silvered and brass dial 8-day moon dial H: 98.5"; W: 20"; D: 10" Circa 1770 This clock face is inscribed Hugh Bigham/Marsh Creek. Marsh Creek was an early settlement of York County, inhabited primarily...
EXHIBITION KNIFE BY J.Y. OLIVER, ENGLAND CIRCA 1780-1795
EXHIBITION KNIFESteel, silver, brass, mahogany H: 10"; W: 7"; D: 3" Complex knife assemblies were made for exhibition in England to showcase the skills of knife and watchmakers. This example was made by Cambridge clockmaker J. Y. Oliver and contains 400 knives, each...
TALL CASE CLOCK BY LEBBEUS DODD MENDHAM, N.J., CIRCA 1760-1765
TALL CASE CLOCK Walnut, brass dial H: 93.5"; W: 19"; D: 9.5" An early walnut clock from Mendham, New Jersey made by Lebbeus Dodd (1739-1816). The Dodds were a family of scientists and mathematicians described as "remarkable for their ingenuity" in the publication,...
TALL CASE CLOCK BY GODFREY LENHART YORK TOWN, CIRCA 1777
Walnut, brass dial H: 100"; W: 23"; D: 12" Godfrey Lenhart (1754-1819) was a York clockmaker who kept a shop in the heart of the city at George Street and Continental Square. This clock is marked #29 on the engraved brass dial. Unusual cutouts, in the form of pointed...