GILBERT DECORATED PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK 1898 NO. 411
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WE SHIP **** The AEAA is exceptionally pleased to present this lot that represents a early 1898 wonderful W. L. Gilbert & Porcelain HP mantle clock NO. 411. 8-day brass time and strike movement Original Gilbert face with gorgeous floral & thumbprint closed escapement ormolu facure and the classic vignette front scene and numerals cap + handsome bezel . double wind Polychrome-painted in emerald green and lovely spring lily floral's fine sculpted casing *** Weight : 9# 4 oz. *** Measurements: 12 x 4.25 x 11 ******* GILBERT CLOCK CO ***** On July 5, 1871, the William L. Gilbert Clock Company was formed at Winsted, Conn. to succeed the Gilbert Manufacturing Company (1866-1871) which had been dissolved after a fire destroyed the factory. These firms had grown out of the clock-making operations of William L. Gilbert (1806-890) who, since 1828, had been involved in various clock-making partnerships in Bristol, Farmington and Winsted, Connecticut. In July of 1873, the new factory complex was completed and manufacturing commenced. George B. Owen (1834-1916) had come to Winsted in 1866 as General Manager and ran the firm for nearly 50 years, designing many interesting cases and patenting several clock movement features. Owen also operated a concurrent clock business at Winsted between 1875 and 1894. In 1897, the Gilbert firm built a four-story building for a new case shop and another building by 1900 for storage and shipping. A three-story office building was built in 1902. The recession, which began in 1907, along with the financial pressures of their recent expansion headed the firm in a decline that culminated by forcing George B. Owen and his sons to relinquish control in 1914
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XA - C19 Very good to Excellent condition - with 1 tiny hairline and general light crazing
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GILBERT DECORATED PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK 1898 NO. 411
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