Friday, January 3, 2020

Arts & Crafts Carriage Clock

carriage clock is small, designed for traveling, and developed in the early 19th century in France where they were also known as Officers' Clocks. The first carriage clock was built for the Emperor Napoleon in 1812.

This clock has an “atomic” or radio controlled movement. It receives a radio signal from WWV in Fort Collins CO which keeps its time to one second and automatically toggles ST/DT. Twice a year when Daylight Saving Time toggles, I have many clocks to reset and this clock makes the job quick and accurate.
The case is 10H x 7W x 5D and has a front and back door. Both door frames incorporate positive and negative cloud lifts.The carcass is mahogany, joined by the Japanese joint of five (three in this case). All joints are pinned with square ebony plugs. The ebony handle is distinctively Oriental. The glass in the front door is “seedy restoration”. The clock face and rear door panel are white oak with distinctive flame grain. This design is in the Greene and Greene genre.