Terryville Manufacturing Company Torsion Candlestick Timepiece

Description:

Terryville Manufacturing Company Torsion Candlestick Timepiece, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1855, with 2 3/4-in. paper on zinc dial marked Terryville Mfg. Co., Terryville, Conn., thirty-hour timepiece with four-arm balance wheel, hairspring, and regulator below the movement, back plate stamped Terryville Manufacturing Company, Terryville, Conn., Patented October 5th, 1852, cobalt glass pedestal and glass dome, ht. 10 in.

Provenance: Terry and Karen Brotherton.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Minor imperfections on cobalt base. Clock is currently running.


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