07-16-201107-16-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
July 16, 2011 10:00 AMCalender
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Birge & Fuller Double Steeple Wagon Spring Clock

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$1,593$1,300
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2555MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: July 16, 2011 10:00AM

Description:

Birge & Fuller Double Steeple Wagon Spring Clock, Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1845, painted zinc dial with Roman numerals, transfer and paint decorated tablets on the top and lower doors, printed maker's label inside back board stating in part, J. Ives Patent Accelerating Lever Spring Thirty-Hour Clocks Made for Sale Wholesale and Retail by Birge and Fuller, Bristol, Conn., thirty-hour time and strike movement powered by an iron leaf spring mounted in the base, ht. 24 1/2 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Pristine.

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Connecticut