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1964.31

ID Number: 1964.31
Category: T&E For Science & Technology
Sub-category: timekeeping T&E
Item Type: mantle
Item Name: clock
Maker: Atkins & Downs
Date: 1825 - 1835
Materials: metal, uknwon; wood, unknown
Measurements: overall: 30 in x 17 in
Description: brown; two hinges on the clock and the face of the clock is gold and black on white; there is a key to wind the clock
History: "New England" clock made by Atkins and Downs of Bristol, Connecticut, about 1825-1835. Clocks were among the few item manufactured in the east that found their way into common homes this far west before the coming of the railroad. Even factory-made examples such as this one had wooden gears however.
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
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