John Birge Mahogany Double Steeple Fusee Shelf Clock

Description:

John Birge Mahogany Double Steeple Fusee Shelf Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, with painted zinc dial, original Fenn, Bristol painted tablets, maker's label inside backboard stating in part Eight-day Brass Clocks, Made For Sale Wholesale and Retail by John Birge, Bristol, Conn., eight-day time and strike movement stamped Birge and Fuller Bristol, Conn. U.S.A., and detached wood fusees, ht. 26 1/2 in.
Estimate $600-800

Movement ticks and strikes.


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