"Double Dial Calendar" Shelf Clock, 1881-1885
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Artifact Overview
This type of clock was generally used in offices, stores, and other public buildings. Its "perpetual" calendar automatically adjusted to months of different lengths, and included February 29 during leap years.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Shelf clock
Date Made
1881-1885
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Case and calendar movement manufactured by Ithaca Calendar Clock Company, Ithaca, New York. Clock movement made by E.N. Welch Mfg. Co., Bristol, Connecticut.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Clockwork
Object ID
30.1631.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Walnut (Wood)
Wood (Plant material)
Brass (Alloy)
Steel (Alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 23.125 in
Width: 12 in
Length: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Printing below hand arbor reads MANUFACTURED BY / THE / ITHACA CALENDAR CLOCK CO. / ITHACA, N.Y. / PATENTED / APRIL 18TH, 1865 AND AUGUST 28TH, 1866.
Paper dealer's label reads, in part, S.D. LITTLEFIELD / DELAVAN, WIS.
Stamped on front plate: MANF'D FOR THE / ITHACA CAL. CLOCK CO. / E.N. WELCH / M'FG. CO
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