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Clock, Tall Case

Object number2016.101.1 a-l

ManufacturerComponents made by Eagle Lock Corporation

Date1850-1899

OriginNew Baltimore, PA

OriginTerryville, CT

MediumOak; Wood; Glass; Brass; Lead(?); Brass; Metal; Fabric; Concrete(?); Stone(?) Paint

Credit LineGift of Raymond Werner

DescriptionTall case clock in folk Germanic style.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 117.5 × 28.125 × 14.5 in. (298.5 × 71.4 × 36.8 cm)
Diameter x Depth (b): 19.688 × 6.688 in. (50 × 17 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (c): 27.063 × 4.125 × 0.625 in. (68.7 × 10.5 × 1.6 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d): 8.313 × 0.625 × 0.125 in. (21.1 × 1.6 × 0.3 cm)
Height x Diameter (e): 8.25 × 1.938 in. (21 × 4.9 cm)
Height x Diameter (f): 8.125 × 1.938 in. (20.6 × 4.9 cm)
Height x Diameter (g): 8.125 × 1.938 in. (20.6 × 4.9 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (h): 83.375 × 0.75 × 0.25 in. (211.8 × 1.9 × 0.6 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (i): 83.625 × 0.75 × 0.25 in. (212.4 × 1.9 × 0.6 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (j): 82.5 × 0.625 × 0.25 in. (209.6 × 1.6 × 0.6 cm)
Height x Length x Depth (k): 0.875 × 2.313 × 0.063 in. (2.2 × 5.9 × 0.2 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (l): 10.688 × 1.438 × 0.938 in. (27.1 × 3.7 × 2.4 cm)
Inscriptions(b)
Clock face has the hours that are represented by painted black Roman numerals.

Handwritten number "2" is written in graphite in four places on the wood elements.
Marks(k)
Engraved on one side of shaft "EAGLE LOCK CO. / TERRYVILLE, CT" and on other side of shaft "4Y".
Historical NotesTall case clock purchased by the donor Raymond Werner at an auction at St. John the Baptist in New Baltimore, Pennsylvania. The auction was held because the Carmelite monastery, built in 1890, was being converted into a retreat center. The donor was told that the clock was made onsite, most likely by the same artist who did the sanctuary at St. John the Baptist. They were told it was a folk Germanic style and made in the mid-to-late 1800s. The clock is made out of Pennsylvania Oak. St. John's can be seen from the Pennsylvania Turnpike and has become known as “the Church on the Turnpike.” It can be accessed by two set of steps leading from either side of the Turnpike.

Previous owner Raymond Werner

Related institution St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

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