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John Birge Wall Clock

CLOCK. 2nd 1/4 19th. century John Birge wall clock, column and cornice, weight driven, 8 day, reverse painting on glass of a country estate, good condition, 20″w x 6.5″d x 32.5″h. Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:

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John Deere Advertising Clock

John Deere Lighted Clock. Hour hand is loose, Lights up and second hand moves when tested. Measures 15-3/4 D>” Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:

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French Shelf Clock-John Wanamaker

Brass and white onyx case, circa 1880, 8 day time and strike movement, porcelain dial, 15″t., 7″w. Shipping: $44.00 plus insurance. *Marked John Wanamaker* Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:

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Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock by John

Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock by John J. Stowell, Charlestown, Massachusetts, c. 1825 7 3/4 in. dia. painted iron dial with Roman numerals and signed, John J. Stowell Charlestown, gilded rope-molded frames enclosing reverse-painted tablets, the box glass depicting Paul Revere’s ride and marked Paul Revere 1775, the throat glass flanked by brass side […]

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Shelf clock by John Birge

The pasted label advertises the maker: John Birge (1785- 1862), and according to our sources worked alone in Bristol, Connecticut after 1840, which is when this traditionally appointed shelf clock was made. He also had strong associations with Joesph Ives, and owned some of Ives’ patents. An outstanding carved crest shows two inwardly facing cornucopia […]

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JOHN V. BAIRD MAHOGANY GRANDFATHER CLOCK 1790

JOHN V. BAIRD OF LONDON, MAHOGANY GRANDFATHER CLOCK, 1790, H 94″:Figured mahogany; fluted flanking columns and half columns; brass ball and spire flanking finials; bell chime; second hand; silent or strike dial; date indicator. Provenance on index card inside of clack states that the clock was purchased at the Dr. Bradle Harris estate sale of […]

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