I placed an absentee bid for this clock sold at an auction in MA. It is an older BF clock, probably for the English market. This clock has a nice hand made feel to it, seems easy to make adjustments and runs nice.
The solid brass plate movement has a count wheel configuration, and spring barrels screwed to the back of the front plate, similar to BF wood posted frame movements. Strip steel style verge escapement. Stop works are intact. The movement sits in the case on a fixed seat board, mounted with screws that look like they're designed to be tightened with a clock key....hand tightening for this 135 year old clock is sufficient, though.
The walnut case has brass inlay, with remnants of yellow paint inside the case. The porcelain dial has brown color numerals and chapter ring. The hands and hand nut have nice bluing.
Who made it? Probably a small factory. I'm not sure if Jurgen has an old Winterhalder Hofmeier catalog depicting a similar clock, but a maker like that is not out of the question.
The solid brass plate movement has a count wheel configuration, and spring barrels screwed to the back of the front plate, similar to BF wood posted frame movements. Strip steel style verge escapement. Stop works are intact. The movement sits in the case on a fixed seat board, mounted with screws that look like they're designed to be tightened with a clock key....hand tightening for this 135 year old clock is sufficient, though.
The walnut case has brass inlay, with remnants of yellow paint inside the case. The porcelain dial has brown color numerals and chapter ring. The hands and hand nut have nice bluing.
Who made it? Probably a small factory. I'm not sure if Jurgen has an old Winterhalder Hofmeier catalog depicting a similar clock, but a maker like that is not out of the question.
