Shelf Clock Used in Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois Home, 1830
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This clock is part of a group of furniture used by the Lincoln family in Springfield, Illinois. The clock was made no later than 1830 - the Lincolns likely purchased it second-hand, presumably after their 1842 marriage. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, this clock and other furnishings were sold to a neighbor, whose family retained them until 1930, when they came to the Museum.
This clock is part of a group of furniture used by the Lincoln family in Springfield, Illinois. The clock was made no later than 1830 - the Lincolns likely purchased it second-hand, presumably after their 1842 marriage. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, this clock and other furnishings were sold to a neighbor, whose family retained them until 1930, when they came to the Museum.
Artifact
Shelf clock
Date Made
1830
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
30.878.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Iron (Metal)
Mahogany
Steel (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)
Technique
Gilding (Technique)
Dimensions
Height: 36.25 in
Width: 16.75 in (at top)
Length: 5.25 in (at top)
Inscriptions
Printed on label inside bottom portion of clock: PATENT BRASS / EIGHT-DAY / CLOCKS / MANUFACTURED BY / JOHN BIRGE / BRISTOL, Conn. / AND SOLD / Wholesale and retail. / Warranted & Well Used. / The pendulum [illegible] must be raised to make the clock go faster and / to produce the [illegible] often.
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