Here is a real beautiful clock

[oldhippy]

Here is a real beautiful clock made in England and it made its way to the U S A. It’s had its repairs but it’s a cracker, the dial looks as if it’s from a Longcase Clock but this is original. Plenty of photos so you can see the works and what goes on behind the dial.  Note how thin the steel work is for the wheels and the finish on parts, a sign of a good craftsman. A fine clock for anyone’s collection.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1840s-Striking-Fusee-Bracket-Clock-sold-in-Philadelphia-by-John-L-Lawson-/232343376052?hash=item3618be90b4:g:L6UAAOSw8lpZILtp

[wls1971]

It is a very nice clock but must be somewhat of an odditty, to have a English made clock made specifically for the American market The seller states its from the 1840's what are your thought on the dating of the clock to me it looks to be from the early 1800's, An intresting feature of the painted dial is that the ship appears to be flying a Colonial ensign maybe a little dig by the dial painter that America was once a colonie ?

[oldhippy]

 

It is a very nice clock but must be somewhat of an odditty, to have a English made clock made specifically for the American market The seller states its from the 1840's what are your thought on the dating of the clock to me it looks to be from the early 1800's, An intresting feature of the painted dial is that the ship appears to be flying a Colonial ensign maybe a little dig by the dial painter that America was once a colonie ?

It all fits in nicely about age, the name on the back of the dial gives the game away because the seller has given the history of when they were making dials and false plates for Longcase clocks.It is excepted to have a span of 5 to 7 years ether way in dating a clock, this is because London was the heart of clockmaking and it took time in other parts to catch up. It's not odd to have english clocks made for a different country, many have been made for countries such as China, India and France.