{"id":3748,"date":"2016-12-01T16:42:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T16:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/?page_id=3748"},"modified":"2021-12-10T00:19:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T00:19:53","slug":"birge-fuller-bristol-ct-candlestick-shelf-clock-8-day-fusee-movement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/new-additions\/sold-shelf-clocks\/birge-fuller-bristol-ct-candlestick-shelf-clock-8-day-fusee-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Birge & Fuller Bristol Candlestick 8-Day Fusee Shelf Clock"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prior to 1850\u00a0Birge & Fuller and Brewster & Ingrahams were the\u00a0only two clock manufacturers in Bristol producing spring driven clocks.\u00a0\u00a0 Brewster & Ingrahams focused their business on brass coiled spring powered clock movements.\u00a0 Birge & Fuller on the other hand concentrated on the Ives patent lever spring commonly referred to as the \u201cwagon spring.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 In 1847 Edward L. Dunbar was able to supply coiled clock springs and at this critical juncture clocks powered by Ives patent lever spring or \u201cwagon spring\u201d ended.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Dunbar\u2019s springs were inserted into a wooden block that was tapered and grooved to form a \u201cfusee.\u201d\u00a0 These clocks bear the label: \u201cImproved Steel Spring Eight Day Brass Clocks.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The clock offered\u00a0in this auction\u00a0is an important example of this period and represents\u00a0a nice clean \u00a0example in\u00a0original condition with original Fenn glasses, original painted dial, original signed works & label.<\/p>\n

The finish on the mahogany case has been professionally conserved and retails a warm glow and fine patina.\u00a0\u00a0 The clock retains its original painted metal dial & hands.\u00a0\u00a0 The reverse glass tablets are outstanding examples of the work of William Fenn.\u00a0\u00a0 The eight day brass striking movement with detached wood fusee powered by a coil spring.\u00a0 The label\u00a0in the case and the works are signed by Birge & Fuller.\u00a0 Overall\u00a0dimensions of the clock\u00a0are 25 3\/4 X 13 3\/4 X 4 inches<\/p>\n

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Birge & Fuller Candlestick 8-day Fusee Prior to 1850\u00a0Birge & Fuller and Brewster & Ingrahams were the\u00a0only two clock manufacturers in Bristol producing spring driven clocks.\u00a0\u00a0 Brewster & Ingrahams focused their business on brass coiled spring powered clock movements.\u00a0 Birge … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":7904,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3748","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3748"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5037,"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3748\/revisions\/5037"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}