Antique Thomas Churchlon Clock

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Sold Date: 4/16/2001
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English Lantern Clock c. 1890 Dimensions:15" tall by 6" wide by 6" deep. Maker/Mfgr./Author/Artist:Thomas Churchlon, London . Condition:Very good; with 19th Century up dated double fusee mechanism. Runs and strikes well. Some rubbing on the dial and case. Circa:CA 1670- case; Mechanism-updated ca 1890. Materials:Brass case and movement; silvered dial. Description:Lantern clocks were so-named due to their BRASS construction...which, in old English was "latten". Also, many think that their resemblence to the old oil or candle powered lanterns of that day suited the appearance of the clocks equally well. These clocks first appeared in England around 1620 and were originally weight-driven, shelf- mounted clocks which struck the hours on a top bell and which had a long pendulum hanging down from the clock through a slot in the bracket on which they stood. Most lantern clocks had a hanging loop at the upper portion of the rear of the case and "spurs" at the lower portion of the back of the clock so that they could be suspended or hung directly onto the wall where they were displayed. This lantern clock style was made around 1670 by Thomas Churchlon in London. Churchlon was a well known clockmaker in the time of Kind Charles II. The mechanism of this clock was updated during the late 1800's and includes a double fusee drive with cables and a full bell strike on the hours. After three hundred and thirty years, there is the expected amount of rubbing through the brass on the dial center as well as on the side doors. However, the clock overall has survived for these three centuries far better than one would have expected.

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