Kroeber "Noiseless Rotary No. 1" Derrick Clock

Description:

Kroeber "Noiseless Rotary No. 1" Derrick Clock, New York, c. 1884, round 11-in. ebonized wooden base supports the spring-powered, eight-day, time and strike movement with pierced hands, 5-in. paper Roman numeral dial, and the black derrick that supports the silk thread suspension for the nickel conical pendulum, all under the original glass dome, ht. 21 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

The direction label is mostly intact, the model label has about a third remaining. The clock runs but may need a cleaning to function reliably.


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