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Scale Model of the "Crane Striker" or the "Crane Floating Hammer"

Scale Model of the "Crane Striker" or the "Crane Floating Hammer"
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$2,350$2,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2349Location: BostonDate / Time: February 18, 2007 11:00AM

Description:

Scale Model of the "Crane Striker" or the "Crane Floating Hammer", Frederick M. Shelley, 1989, a brass weight powered model of Aaron Crane's unique design to strike a bell, found on extant fog bell alarms and tower clocks by George M. Stevens & Co., Boston, ht. 13 1/2 in.

Literature: Illustrated and discussed in Shelley, NAWCC Bulletin, August 1991, pages 409-410; George M. Stevens is discussed in Shelley, NAWCC Bulletin Supplement 16, Summer 1987 page 107.
Estimate $400-600

Keywords

Frederick M. Shelley, George M. Stevens & Co., Crane, Aaron Crane

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