clock, tall case

Object/Artifact

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

clock, tall case

Entry/Object ID

2015.016.001

Description

Clock, tall case. Made by Eli Bentley, Taneytown. c.1800. 86.5” x 19.5” x 12”. A: case; brass strap hinges on waist door; brass escutcheon in door. B: Flat top bonnet; arched door; molding above door. Painted iron dial; rose at center of arch; strawberries with leaves at each corner. Has large Roman numerals on dial with a smalll band of Arabic numerals around the outside. Signed "Eli Bentley Taney Town" on lower part of face. C: pendulum. D, E: weights. F: key for winding.

Acquisition

Accession

2015.015

Source or Donor

Hampstead Train Station Committee

Acquisition Method

Gift

Exhibitions

Notes

"Time on Our Hands" exhibit, 2018.

General Notes

Note

Believed to have been built between 1760 - 1805. First owner believed to be Alexander McAlister (1734-1807) and his wife, Margaret Flemming. Next is believed to have been their son, John McAlister (1761-1848), and his wife Agnes McNair. First verified owner: Scott William McAlister (1839-1921) and his wife, Anna Mary Bohn (1846-1899). Next: Idaline Pearl McAlister (1876-1962) and her husband, William G. Segafoose (1876-1931). To their son, William N. Segafoose (1905-1991) and his wife, Helen Weimert. To Charles W. Segafoose (1917-1999) and his wife, Francis Bradburn. The Segafoose family lived in Uniontown. William T. Ensor (1938-2015) inherited the clock from Charles W. Segafoose in May 1999. Ensor's mother was Evelyn Segafoose; he was probably Charles' nephew. Ensor moved the clock to his hoome in Ohio. Clock was bequeathed to HSCC by Ensor in the event his daughter did not want it.