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Jan 2022 - #182
Antique American Clocks
S.E. Root "Mantel",
Here is a maker I have not heard of before.
Samuel Emerson
Root worked out of Bristol for many years but made few clocks with his label.
This interesting little clock is in a Muller casting,
No. 81, which was marketed by several retailers, including SB Terry; however, Terry used his patent pendulum movement, which is the
version of this clock that you see most often.
This version uses a one-day lever movement made by Root.
You can find this
clock listed in G.S. Lovell's 1875 catalog, marketed out of Philadelphia.
The 7.5-inch spelter casting shows considerable wear
and oxidation; the glass is a replacement, the paper dial and hands look original.
The 3x3-inch lever movement is stamped "SE
Root | Bristol Conn" and is running fabulously.
There is no label on the clock.
I can find only one sale of this model
by Root, and it was this clock, sold at RO Schmitt's in 2012 for $90.
I'd pay more than that for it.