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NEW HAVEN CLOCK COMPANY EIGHT-DAY GALLERY CLOCK.
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The New Haven Clock Company produced an extensive line of shelf and wall clocks during its many years of operation. Among their offerings was a line of 'Marine' Clocks which were designed with a balance wheel escapement (much like that used in mechanical wrist and pocket watches). This meant that they didn't require a swinging pendulum to keep the clock running and marking time. They were ideally suited for use in Railroad Cabooses which allowed the freight Conductor to know when to signal the Engineer that the time had come to side-track the train to allow a faster passenger train to by-pass them on the same single track. These clocks were also ideal for use in Canal Boats and other rocking vessals where a swinging pendulum wouldn't have continued to run the clock very long--especially in bad weather! Another use for this type mechanism was in GALLERY CLOCKS. These were often placed at the leading edge of the balcony in churches; libraries and other auditoriums. They were 'time-only' clocks (having no noisey strike mechanism). They usually kept excellent time and weren't fussy when it came to levelling the clock case on the wall since they didn't have that demanding swinging pendulum to worry about. This particular clock features a beautifully refinished wood base in Mahogany color and an eight-day double-wind mechanism...meaning that both springs are wound each week to power the clock for the next seven or eight days of time keeping. Other than a very minor spot on the dial (see photograph), this clock is in MINT condition and ready to hang on your office; den or family room wall. I'm told that many folks use them in their kitchens also and find that they are a REAL boon when the local power goes off for a few hours because these old timers just keep ticking along---using the human power that the person who wound it imparted to the springs.
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