From the Historic Batchelder Estate, On Site Sale 1988, House Closed 50 Years
The Batchelder Farmhouse and the Jacob Jones house and shop were immediate neighbors. The second Batchelder Sale was held in 1988… some 50-years after the time capsule was closed. Attendees of the sale remember this tall clock, its buyer and subsequent owners including highly respected clock scholars.
The case retains its desirable original surface displaying a dry patina; applied bracket base is joined with undisturbed wooden pegs. The maker signed the interior of case as did the many clockmakers that serviced the timepiece. The case houses an 8-day movement with enameled dial… original hands.
Item Date: 1796 based on chalk inscription within interior.
Measurement: Height: 86.5"; width: 20.5"; depth: 12"
Material: Maple and white pine.
Item Condition: Original condition including surface; hood missing centerplinth and chimneys; backboard displays a shrinkage crack.
Reference: See New Hampshire Clocks and Clockmakers by Charles S. Parsons, page 323. Also, History of Pittsfield, New Hampshire by E. Harold Young (1953), chapter IV, pp. 92, 94.
Price: $8,500
SKU 935-45
For More Information, Please Contact David Hillier at 978-597-8084 or email drh@aaawt.com.
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