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Clock Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Clock			1835 c			Clock Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13474 Type: Object, Clock Date: 1835 c Description: Clock made by “Boardman and Wells - Forestville, Conn.”. Label inside glass shows eagle with “E Plurubus Unum”. Also marked, “Improved clocks manufactured and sold by Boardman and Wells, Bristol, Conn. Case Tiffany and Co, Printers - Hartford”. Label gives directions to set clock. Glass not original. Probably had reverse painting on glass. Clock face is painted on wood. White in center with strawberries. Gold in corners. “Pillars” carved on each side of clock. Dark wood. Missing weight. The works are still intact. Donor info- came from Gilley house on Baker’s Island. This house was built by William Gilley in 1812. Clock was given to donor by his grandmother, Phoebe Gilley Stanley. [show more]
Clock, in wooden case with pendulum window Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Clock	Organizations, School Institution		1978		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Clock, in wooden case with pendulum window Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.227.1881 Type: Object, Clock Subject: Organizations, School Institution Date: 1978 Description: Clock, in wooden case with pendulum window (pendulum missing), engraved brass plate "Made for Longfellow School Great Cranberry Isle with pleasure by Ralph Gould 1978", inside case is written "made by Ralph Gould 1976", the clock mechanism seems to be all brass, except for the pendulum attachment stub, with three chimes inside; the clock itself tries to run but ticks only for a short time, perhaps because of the missing pendulum; the glass face opens and has two key holes, probably to wind the clock and the chimes; the face has roman numerals. face: 12" diam, face frame 15.5" W (octagonal), cabinet: 16" L x 7.25" W x 3.75" D [show more]

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