Patent Torsion Timepiece
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Silas Burnham Terry (Clockmaker)
Terryville Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)
Terryville, Connecticut, United States, North America
1852-1853
Brass; Tin; Glass; Paper; Iron
1959.1139
Object Number1959.1139 |
Clock (Candlestand clock)
Patent Torsion Timepiece
Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Silas Burnham Terry (Clockmaker)
1807-1876
Terryville Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)
Terryville, Connecticut, United States, North America
1852-1853
1. Inscription; Dial; "TERRYVILLE / MF'G. CO./ TERRYVILLE CONN." black paint
2. Inscription; Brass, reverse; "TERRYVILLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY TERRY VILLE, CONN. [star] PATENTED OCT 5\TH 1852" inscribed
Brass; Tin; Glass; Paper; Iron
9.87 (H) , 4.75 (Diam)
25.08 (H) , 12.07 (Diam)
Diameter given is of base.
Text available soon.
[Thesis] LaFond, Edward Francis. 06//1965 "The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum Collection of American Clocks". M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
• Published: Plate LIX, fig. 1, pp. 289-290.
[Book] Roberts, Kenneth D. 1973 Eli Terry and the Connecticut Shelf Clock. 320.
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