RADIOACTIVE! Made with radium paint.
Black mantel clock with four gold claw feet legs that support the square body of the clock. Clock face has black letters on a white background and gold detailing. Along the sides of the clock face there are fake marble pillars of green, the tops and bottoms of the pillars are painted gold metal. On either side of the clocks square frame are ornate metal handles painted gold. Clock has no key to wind the clock so working conditions of the clock are unknown. Upon opening the back slide latch to expose the gears the clock has no visible damage to working mechanisms and could possibly work. This mantel clock was made by Grenada, Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co. Winsted Connecticut USA.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William L. Gilbert
Attribution
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Gilbert Clock Co.
Date made
1871 - 1964
Time Period
19th Century
Place
State/Province
Connecticut
Edition
Grenada.
Notes
Stylistic characteristics of the clock match more closely with the early years of the gilbert clock company manufacturing of clocks. These characteristics are key wind, and pendulum.
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Seal
Location
Bottom
Transcription
Grenada. Manufactured by Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co. Winsted, Conn., U.S.A.
Language
English
Material/Technique
Label
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Clock, Mantel
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Clock
Nomenclature Class
Timekeeping T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Dimensions at largest points.
Height
11-1/2 in
Width
7 in
Length
14 in
Dimension Description
Dimensions at smallest points
Height
10-1/2 in
Width
4 in
Length
11 in
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal, Glass
Material Notes
Frame of clock is wood with metal claw feet and metal ornate details. Clock face is metal with glass front. Inside clocka gears are metal.
Colors
Color
Black, Gold, Green, White
Color Notes
Wooden frame of clock is coated black, ornate details are painted gold metal, and clocks face is primarily gold with white spaces for th painted black numbers. On each side of the clock face is a green pillar coated to look like marble.
