James McCabe, No. 1895, Giant Patinaed Brass Striking Carriage or Mantel Clock

James McCabe, No. 1895, Giant Patinaed Brass Striking Carriage or Mantel Clock

James McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, circa 1835. The case with stepped and molded top, chamfered front angles terminating in volutes, with arched glazed side panels, on base with molded gallery and projecting front angles, raised on bun feet, the arched silvered dial within a silvered sight ring, with engraved Roman chapter ring, signed above James McCabe, Royal Exchange, London and numbered to the centre 1895, blued steel moon hands, with five tapering pillars to the twin chain fusee movement, large gilt platform with plain gilt balance to underslung lever escapement, maintaining power, trip repeat, strike on bell, with repeat signature and number to the rear, with numbered key and original wooden travelers case.

Literature: Derek Roberts Carriage and Other Travelling Clocks, Schiffer 1993, p.292, Fig.20-4.

Ht. 8 1/2 in.

Provenance: Paul Hackamac, LA chapter no. 52 or 56, study clock in LA.
Purchased from renowned horology scholar Jim Cipra of Long Beach, California.
The collection of Dr. William Thomas, Naples, Florida.
Condition Report: In running condition.