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Antique Timepieces
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WINTERHAULDER HOFMEIER LARGE MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK WINTERHAULDER HOFMEIERREFERENCE # C-368 THIS HANDSOME BRACKET OR MANTEL CLOCK WAS SOLD BY CALDWELL & CO., THE FAMOUS PHILADELPHIA JEWELRY STORE. IT WAS MADE BY THE WINTERHALDER HOFMEIER CLOCK FIRM BETWEEN 1890 AND 1910. THE CASE IS IN THE PORTICO OR ARCHITECTURAL STYLE WHICH WAS QUITE POPULAR IN THAT ERA. THE CASE WHICH HAS IT'S ORIGINAL FINISH IS A MAHOGANY VENEER AND IS WHAT IS CALLED TIGER MAHOGANY. THE DIAL IS ENGRAVED AND SILVERED AND HAS BOTH A CHIME SILENT DIAL AND ON OFF DIAL THE MOVEMENT HAS THE W&H & SON GERMANY ENGRAVING. IT IS AN EIGHT DAY TIME STRIKE MOVEMENT WITH THE QUARTER HOUR "TING TANG" STRIKE. IT STRIKES ON A DOUBLE WINTERHALDER GONG. AT ONE TIME IN IT'S PAST IT MAY HAVE HAD TWO SEPARATE GONGS BECAUSE IT HAS ADDITIONAL HOLES IN THE BOTTOM THAT ARE NOW PLUGGED. CONDITION: GOOD ORIGINAL PLEASE SEE PICTURES AND CAPTIONS. HEIGHT 17 INCHES
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