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MANTLE CLOCK - GOTHIC STYLE, WOOD
c. 1845 - 1855Subcollections
Overview
Mantle clock, made of wood in the Gothic style.
The clock face has Roman numerals for numbers of black with matching black hands, the centre of which is cut out to show the gold coloured inner workings of the clock.
The front opens. The lower half of the door is square and shows a harbour scene with sailing boats (assumed to be American due to the English lettering on the far building) hand painted in a circle surrounded by a small gold sunburst style edge. The door has a small round wood knob.
There are two chimes. On the inside back are the instructions. The weight is circular brass with pattern. There are two keyholes at the bottom of the face for winding.
On the inside of the door is information on ownership. There are some loose items inside.
Historical information
Owned by William E Syred, given to daughter Mary Anne McCluney and then passed on to Lucy McCluney.
Donor, Joan O'Odonnell, saw it working; it was kept on top of the mantle over the fireplace in the dining room at Pinecroft Homestead.
Reputedly brought from Ireland; however clock was originally manufactured in the USA.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.546
Themes
Width
290 mm
Height or length
490 mm
Depth
120 mm
Inscriptions and markings
Manufactured by Jerome and Co, Newhaven, Conn, USA. Also words "Round Gothic" and instructions obscured by mechanism.
Inscribed on inside of glass door "WE Syred 1889, M.McCluney Jan 1928, L.McCluney June 25th 1952".
Contextual Information
The Jerome & Co. clockmakers business was started by Chauncey Jerome and his son to supply cheap clocks, often by mail order. The company was founded by Chauncey Jerome in Plymouth, Connecticut in 1816. They specialised in developing the machine manufacture of clocks, first of cases and later of movements. The company went through various changes in directorship and ownership. The company was declared bankrupt in 1855.
Jerome & Co. operated at the New Haven factory during 1845-1855. Chauncey Jerome's nephew, Hiriam Camp, organised the New Haven Clock Company in 1853 and purchased Jerome & Co's assets with the help of other investors in 1856. New Haven Clock merged into the American Clock Company in 1859, but continued to operate under its own name until 1956.
Place made
New Haven
Connecticut
United States
Connecticut
United States
Year
Primary significance criteria
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