Clock, Wall
- Object Name:
- Clock, Wall
- Object ID:
- 2006.061
- Creator:
- Seth Thomas Clock Company
Clockmaker - Place of Origin:
- Thomaston, CT
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Wall Clock. Made by the Seth Thomas Clock Company, Thomaston, CT; c. 1880. Advertising, Concord Axle Company, Penacook, NH, c. 1870. Wooden case, "peanut" style, with points at top and bottom. In upper section, round face with time dial. In lower section, calendar dial with day and month. "CONCORD / AXLES / CONCORD / N.H." painted on upper dial in place of numbers. Numbers "1-31" painted on bottom dial representing days of the month. Eight-day brass movement.
A. Clock
B. Pendulum bob
C. Winding key - Material:
- Wood
Glass
Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-23.3 W-10.8 D-4.2 inches
- Provenance:
- This clock hung in the Concord Axle Company factory in Penacook until the 1920s when the company closed. The clock was then acquired by the donor's father, Francis Zechini of Portsmouth, NH, who worked for a Lawrence, MA, company hired to clean out the building.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mary Z. Bryant
- People:
- Bryant, Mary Z., Zechini, Francis
- Subjects:
- Clock & watch industry, Advertising
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