Mahogany Empire Shelf Clock by Chauncey Jerome, New Haven, Connecticut, 1850, with full-length glazed door over the painted wooden dial with Roman numerals faintly signed Chauncey Jerome, New Haven, transfer and paint-decorated tablet of a stone building, business card printed maker’s label stating Chauncey Jerome, Clock Manufacturer, New-Haven, Conn, eight-day time and strike brass movement stamped with the maker’s name, iron fusees on great wheel, springs attached to iron drums with brass caps mounted to the lower section of the movement, ht. 23 1/2 in.
Condition report
Condition: No significant repairs or replacements, minor losses on painted tablet.
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