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Antique William L. Gilbert Capitol No. 44 - 23" Mantel Clock - $100 (Harper Woods)
Anita near Beaconsfield
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ANTIQUE AMERICAN GILBERT "CAPITAL NO.44" MODEL FINE OAK PARLOR CLOCK. CIRCA 1904. 8DAY TIME AND STRIKE SIGNED GILBERT MOVEMENT. THE CLOCK STRIKES THE HALF HOUR AND COUNTS THE HOURS ON A COILED GONG. THE DIAL IS SIGNED GILBERT. THE CAST PENDULUM IS EXTRA FANCY. THERE IS A FULL LABEL ON THE BACK OF THE CASE FOR CAPITAL 44. THE DOOR GLASS IS REVERSE PAINTED. THIS CLOCK IS LISTED IN TRAN DU LY'S GILBERT BOOK ON PAGE 345. THE PRICE LIST VALUE IS $225.
Includes 2 winding keys.
CASE SIZE
23" tall X 14.5" wide X 5" deep
WILLIAM L. GILBERT CLOCK COMPANYOn July 5, 1871, the William L. Gilbert Clock Company was formed at Winsted, Conn. to succeed the Gilbert Manufacturing Company (1866-1871) which had been dissolved after a fire destroyed the factory. These firms had grown out of the clock making operations of William L. Gilbert (1806-890) who, since 1828, had been involved in various clock making partnerships in Bristol, Farmington and Winsted, Connecticut.In July of 1873, the new factory complex was completed and manufacturing commenced. George B. Owen (1834-1916) had come to Winsted in 1866 as General Manager and ran the firm for nearly 50 years, designing many interesting cases and patenting several clock movement features. Owen also operated a concurrent clock business at Winsted between 1875 and 1894.In 1897, the Gilbert firm built a four-story building for a new case shop and another building by 1900 for storage and shipping. A three-story office building was built in 1902. The recession, which began in 1907, along with the financial pressures of their recent expansion headed the firm in a decline that culminated by forcing George B. Owen and his sons to relinquish control in 1914Bankruptcy and liquidation were barely avoided in 1914 and a new manager, Charles E. Williams, was appointed and served until his death in 1930, just a few months following the stock market crash. Pressures of the Great Depression and money spent in developing electronic clocks sent the firm into receivership in September, 1932.
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