#shelf clock

Using a paint roller to revive a clock dial

It might sound a little strange to use a paint roller on a clock dial. This is not just any paint roller but one specifically designed for the purpose. The candidate is a embossed dial pan for a Waterbury Wren shelf clock C.1895. Most of the paint has been rubbed off the dial over the years which you can see in the photo below. Should the dial be left as-is or retouched? It is an age-old…

NEW HEAVEN

1890s New Heaven mantel / shelf clock . Enamel cast Iron and brass , In working condition. Chimes the hour and the half.  Great decorative piece , small enough to place inside a vitrine. 

Item No. E5010

Dimensions:  8 1/4" tall x 7 1/2" deep x 4 1/2" deep.

SOLD

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