Clock

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Clock

Entry/Object ID

GHS 2246

Description

.1=clock, .2=key Clock with 2 balls held by black wood bracket with brass rod turning from finial through base, top ball is smaller- white with black enamel numbers lower ball is matte black with brass (?) numbers nailed on. Base has brushed brass top with black wood base with 3 ball feet.

Dimensions

Length

25-3/4 in

Diameter

16-1/2 in

Material

wood, brass, other metals

Provenance

Notes

Owner: Mr. James Gibbs of Germantown GHS Catalogue: Mystery clock, a cloth with stationary hands with 2 different quickly turning balls with corresponding time measurement. Issued on November 2, 1899 to Gustav Jaguar of Phila. Patent. Att. Robert Kray, Berlin. Patent papers with clock. Donated by Mr. James Gibbs, Sept. 15, 1944.