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Description:
Reproduction J.C. Brown Acorn Clock, c. 1974, rosewood veneered case with painted zinc dial signed Forestville Manufact. Co., Bristol, CT, USA, green and gold border on upper glass, reverse-painted tablet inscribed Residence of J.C. Brown, Esq., flanking side ornaments and eight-day lyre-shaped movement with detached wooden fusees, and printed paper label stating Eight Day Spring Clocks, Manufactured by J. C. Brown, Bristol, Conn., ht. 24 in.
Estimate $600-900
Some lifting of paint on dial edges. Clock ticks and strikes.
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