An American polychrome painted cast iron figural blinking eye mantel timepiece 'The Admiral' The Waterbury Clock Company, Connecticut, late 19th century The thirty-hour movement with skeletonised plates and oversized lever escapement regulated by sprung monometallic brass balance with wire armature connected from the lever to the pivoted eyes of the figure, the lower rail of the frontplate stamped with trademark WATERBURY, CLOCK CO, CT, with circular white laminated paper Roman numeral dial incorporating slot for the regulating lever at twelve-o'clock and with blued steel hands set behind hinged glazed brass bezel into the belly of the case modelled as a portly gentleman in 18th century dress wearing bicorn hat, blue coat with epaulettes, yellow breaches and boots, with eyes 'blinking' to the motion of the escapement, mounted on serpentine outline moulded oblong base with shaped apron incorporating feet to angles, 40cm (16ins) high. This design of 'blinking eye' novelty timepiece was Patented by The Bradley and Hubbard Manufacturing Company of Meriden, Connecticut on July 14th 1857. Condition report disclaimer
An American polychrome painted cast iron figural blinking eye mantel timepiece 'The Admiral' The Waterbury Clock Company, Connecticut, late 19th century The thirty-hour movement with skeletonised plates and oversized lever escapement regulated by sprung monometallic brass balance with wire armature connected from the lever to the pivoted eyes of the figure, the lower rail of the frontplate stamped with trademark WATERBURY, CLOCK CO, CT, with circular white laminated paper Roman numeral dial incorporating slot for the regulating lever at twelve-o'clock and with blued steel hands set behind hinged glazed brass bezel into the belly of the case modelled as a portly gentleman in 18th century dress wearing bicorn hat, blue coat with epaulettes, yellow breaches and boots, with eyes 'blinking' to the motion of the escapement, mounted on serpentine outline moulded oblong base with shaped apron incorporating feet to angles, 40cm (16ins) high. This design of 'blinking eye' novelty timepiece was Patented by The Bradley and Hubbard Manufacturing Company of Meriden, Connecticut on July 14th 1857. Condition report disclaimer
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