Antique American Clocks                      July 2020

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104.    $600

Forestville Mfg. Co. ripple-front steeple, 1842-1849.  A 19.5-inch ripple-front steeple from J.C. Brown.  Good rosewood veneer on the sides, a less-common ripple style on the front.  Both glasses are old, the tablet lithograph showing the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.  The painted dial is old but I don’t see evidence of a signature; the hands are correct/original.  The 8-day, time-and-strike movement is signed J.C. Brown, Forestville CT and is running and striking as required.  The label is protected behind plastic film.  A nice example.  $600-$900.

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