Two Early Rosewood Shelf Clocks, includes a Seth Thomas cottage-type with printed paper over original painted tin dial with Roman on chapter ring, outer minute ring marked with ticks, bold every 5 minutes, open center with cast brass alarm ring, brass 8-day? spring driven time, strike and alarm movement, stamped S. Thomas/Plymouth, Ct./U.S.A., interior printed paper label with Eight Day Brass Clocks/Seth Thomas/Thomaston,/Connecticut, door with gold over gilt and replaced floral tablet, rosewood and ebonized case with stepped-out base, 4.5″ x 11.5″ x 15.25″, AND a Welsh beehive shelf clock with painted tin dial with brass surround with Roman on chapter ring, outer minute ring marked with ticks, bold every 5 minutes, brass 30-hour spring driven time and strike works stamped E.N. Welsh/Forestville Ct./U.S.A., interior printed paper label with Thirty Hour/Brass Clocks/Patented March 17th, 1868/Manufactured & Sold by/Welsh Spring & Co./Forestville, Conn. U.S.A., door with rosettes at middle and replaced tablet, rosewood veneered and ebonized case with stepped-out base, in original finish, 4.25″ x 9.2″ x 16″ high.
Condition report
1st minor veneer chips, currently running; 2nd slight wear to dial, currently running. We do not guarantee working order of clocks.
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