ANTIQUE FRENCH
HAND CARVED HUNTING LODGE WALL
CLOCK WITH BAROMETER AND
THERMOMETER
(ITEM # C-370)
THIS UNIQUE CLOCK WAS MADE IN
FRANCE IN THE MID TO LATE 1800'S.
I AM SURE, THAT, WITH IT'S CARVED
QUAIL BIRDS IT WAS MADE FOR A
EUROPEAN HUNTING LODGE.
THE CARVINGS ARE EXCELLENT FROM
THE TWO BIRDS TO THE HANDSOME
CARVINGS THROUGHOUT THE CLOCK
CASE.
THE WOOD IS EITHER WALNUT OR DARK
EUROPEAN OAK.
THE DIAL IS OF WOOD WITH PORCELAIN
ROMAN NUMERALS. HANDS ARE BRASS
AND ORIGINAL. THE CLOCK HAS AN
ORIGINAL 8 INCH OPEN FACE. (THEY
NEVER HAD A BEZEL WITH GLASS.)
THE MOVEMENT IS OF COURSE FRENCH,
OF EIGHT DAY DURATION, AND HAS A
RACK AND SNAIL STRIKE MECHANISM.
THIS CLOCK STRIKES THE HOUR AND
HALF HOUR AND RUNS JUST GREAT.
THE CENTIGRADE THERMOMETER
WORKS FINE. ANEROID BAROMETERS
DO NOT WORK IN COLORADO BECAUSE
OF THE ALTITUDE; THEREFORE, I DO
NOT KNOW IF IT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY.
DIMENSIONS:
35 1/2 INCHES HIGH
16 1/2 INCHES WIDE
5 INCHES DEEP