ANTIQUE INGRAHAM GINGERBREAD KITCHEN MANTLE CLOCK RARE PERPETUAL CALENDAR CLOCK

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ANTIQUE INGRAHAM GINGERBREAD KITCHEN MANTLE CLOCK RARE PERPETUAL CALENDAR CLOCK:
$300.00

For your Consideration is aANTIQUE INGRAHAM GINGERBREAD KITCHEN MANTLE CLOCK RARE PERPETUAL CALENDAR CLOCK w BAROMETER IN TACT!
Description:
This is an absolutely gorgeous Antique E. Ingraham Perpetual Calendar 8 Day Kitchen Gingerbread Mantle Clock. This clock was made around 1910 and is the \"Gila\". The clock is still working as it should.
As you can see from the photos of the face this is a rare perpetual Calendar Clock. It has Roman Numerals for the time and standard numerals for the date. The face is marked at the bottom \"The E. Ingraham Company Bristol, Conn U.S.A.
The glass on the front is excellent with no chips or breaks. The picture on the glass is also in excellent condition. It has a very pretty pendulum and on the bottom left is where a barometer is(very rare to have the glass in tact for the barometer). metal bar beside the barometer reads Fair, Change and Stormy.
The 8 Day Lyre movement is marked or signed E. Ingraham Company Bristol, Conn. It also has the number 11 on the movement. The clock strikes on the Half and Full hour counting down the hours. This fantastic Gingerbread clock measures 22.75\" tall, 15.75\" wide and 4.75\" deep. This is a fantastic heirloom clock that can be enjoyed and passed on for many generations to come.
Note about Shipping
Please note that no matter how hard we try to protect the clocks they can still be shaken during shipping. Because of this it may be necessary to adjust the time and chime once you receive it. This is easily done. If you need help please email us.
History of the Ingraham Clock Company
The inventor behind the scenes Ingraham Clocks was Elias Ingraham (1805-1885). Elias was born in Marlborough, Connecticut and lived to the advanced age of 80. He came to Bristol in 1828 to work for George Mitchell crafting clock cases. In 1830, Elias Ingraham, now a talked-about clock case maker, set about being employed for Chauncey and Lawson C. Ives. He produced over five thousand clock cases for them over the next three years. As a category, Ingraham clocks, and especially the clocks made under a label bearing the Ingraham name up until 1885, refer to clocks made by several different suppliers. The firm of Brewster and Ingrahams Clock Company was established in 1844 and carried on until July 24, 1852. During this time Elias engineered the Gothic clock case, with four columns. The E. and A. Ingrahams Company was then commenced and ran from 1852 to 1856; and then Elias Ingraham and Company from 1857 to 1860. Then from 1861 to 1880 the name E. Ingraham & Company was used. From 1881 to 1884, the company was known as The E. Ingraham & Company. Finally in 1885 it was incorporated as The E. Ingraham Company. This well-documented history and short time periods for each company make it easy to date the early Ingraham clocks based upon the labels on the inside of the antique clocks.
Elias Ingraham contributed to the clock industry by focusing on clock cases. He attained a total of 17 patents from 1857 and 1873 relating to clock cases. Ingraham patented the sophisticated and aesthetic figure 8 door design that was a characteristic of Ingraham clocks. Elias Ingraham stayed as the director) of his business firm until his death in 1885 when his son Edward Ingraham took his place. Edward Ingraham followed in his father’s footsteps and received a patent pertaining to clock cases in 1884. Edward Ingraham invented the technique for attaching black enamel paint to clock cases. Enamel paint creates a gloss over and glowing appearance when dry. The actual black mantel clocks that gained great popularity in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s were built by not only the Ingraham company but, also other well-known American clock makers using Edward Ingrahams patented technique. There are more than 200 styles of Ingraham black mantel clocks constructed up until the 1920’s when they were in fashion.
Date: early 1900\'s
Condition:dial is discolored as expected. we believe the glass has been replaced at some point. alarm function not tested. serviced and keeps time well. top middle section has been repaired in the past. the temperature thermometer bubble is full of liquid
Measurements: 23\" tall x 15\" wide x 5\" deep.
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