Price Guide

Clocks

Clocks of all types have always been popular with collectors. The eighteenth-century tall case, or grandfather’s clock, was designed to house a works with a long pendulum. In 1816, Eli Terry patented a new, smaller works for a clock, and the case became smaller. The clock could be kept on a shelf instead of on the floor. By 1840, coiled springs were used and even smaller clocks were made. Battery-powered electric clocks were made in the 1870s. A garniture set can include a clock and other objects displayed on a mantel.

Category Clocks
Pattern or Item Bailey Co
Description Mantel, Egyptian Revival, Round Marble, Bronze Dial, Pa.
Year 2000
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