Casting
- Object Name:
- Casting
- Object ID:
- 1972.089.077
- Description:
- Group of brass castings for New Hampshire tall clocks. 13 castings mounted in wooden frame. Includes eight wheels ranging from 1.7" to 3" diameter; two blank disks, 1.2" diameter; and three other castings. Embossed plastic label: "BRASS CASTINGS - N.H. TALL CLOCK".
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-12.8 W-9.8 D-0.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a large clock collection (and related materials) including not only clocks made in N.H., but also several made elsewhere, acquired in N.H. by the donor (Charles S. Parsons, 1904-1988) and probably used here. These castings were given to the donor by James G. Conlon, whose father, a clockmaker and repairer in Boston, had purchased them at a New Hampshire auction.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles S. Parsons
- People:
- Parsons, Charles S. (1904-1988)
- Subjects:
- Clocks and watches, Clock and watch making
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