DESCRIPTION:
Bangor Electric Clock Co., Bangor, Maine, an unusual mahogany architectural electromechanical shelf clock, the polished mahogany case with gabled facade and offset tower, the lower door with glazed, crescent shaped cutout for viewing the pendulum, with circular paterae above and elliptical paterae to the left, the gable with marquetry bird on a branch, and the tower with glazed door above a festoon inlaid frieze, the silvered dial with arabic numerals, open center, and signed "Bangor Electric Clock", blued steel maltese hands, and brass, rectangular movement, cylindrical brass clad pendulum bob with round wooden rod, and with the original instructions and envelope, serial #1043
CONDITION:
case very good overall and in original finish, top with slight warp at left side, bottom door with two short splits, one originating at left end of crescent, the other at the bottom right of the crescent, dial and hands very good, movement clean, pendulum rod repaired, bob with minor tarnish, running condition unknown
ESTIMATE:
$1800
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$2500
PRICE SOLD:
$1000
CIRCA: 1900
DIMENSIONS: 21in x 12in x 6.25in
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