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Shelf Clock
ca. 1845
J. C. Brown and Co. (1842-1855)
USA: Connecticut, Bristol
Veneered mahogany, glass, paint, metal
overall: 19-3/4"h x 12"w x 4"e
Gift of Mrs. Willis R. Michael
75.66.13a-g

Shelf Clock; a: clock; case: "Onion top"; round, Gothic style, ripple front; twin steeple, etched glass tablet, gilt rose design; dial: painted metal, marked "J.C. Brown / Bristol Ct. US"; circular brass alarm; movement: eight day, twin fusee power; time, strike, and alarum movement; b: winding key; c: pendulum; d-g: four turned wood finials.


Entrepreneur Jonathan C. Brown produced shelf clocks with brass movements at his factory. For a few years in the mid-1800s he produced more brass clocks than any other business in Bristol, the center of clockmaking in Connecticut.