Today’s Competition 2

[oldhippy]

See if you can put the correct names to these clocks. I have included the movement with number 3 to help you movement 4

[wls1971]

My thoughts on the clocks are,

1 American Pillar and Scroll clock

2, American Ogee clock

3 English 19th century double fusee libary clock, looking at the movement I would describe it as a platform lever, it has a pull repeat and soft or loud switch on the side and the case is probably a five glass. a very fine clock if my house had a library I would want this.

4 French Empire style Portico clock

5 French Ormolu Figural clock

6 This is a Balloon clock not sure wether this is English or French but this one will have a 8 day platform movement

[clockboy]

1st Not sure but I think it is American

2nd American 30hour wall clock most likely a Ansonia movement

3rd Fusee striking mantel clock with a platform escapement 

4th Portico piler mantel/bracket clock possibly French

5th A good quality French mantel clock. A gilded bronze case

6th Inlaid ballon style clock

[wls1971]

Changed my mind on number three it must be a English carriage clock the case is what I would expect a library clock to look like but minus the handle so this must be a carriage clock.

[oldhippy]

Well 137 views and only a few responded. Because wis1971 had another think about the English Carriage Clock you again got them all correct. clockboy a close second. 

Thanks folks. I will have to think of something different next time.

 

[Geo]

1 hour ago, oldhippy said:

Well 137 views and only a few responded.  

Probably something to do with this being a "watch" repair forum.

[frenchie]

I wanted to play but had no idea... Anyhow, my guesses were as follow:

1- wall clock with a painting

2- wall clock with a glass window

3- mantle clock with a handle

4- fusee clock with no case

5- greek column style clock

6- fancy golden clock with some person sitting on it

7- funny looking mantle clock

[dadistic]

I might have been able to come up with the first two, having read Chauncey Jerome's autobiography, but the rest were very mysterious