Please date a clock

My father has a clock that I would like to find the age of. Markings on the inside include: Sirge,Mallory&Co. Bristol,Conn.

The Joseph Hurlbut Printer has done all interior printing I have been told that the printer is one of the better ways to calculate the age of such pieces.

It stands 3 ft. X 1.5 ft. It has a 1 ft. square face On the outside is a picture of The Monticello Estate The home of Thomas Jefferson

I think you'll find that the 1st name is Birge, not Sirge. They were active in Bristol under that name for only a short time circa 1830. Happily for you the fine American Clock and Watch Museum is located in Bristol, as that area was the center of the U.S. clock industry from the early 1800's to the 1950's. What you have is probably a weight driven wooden works clock that runs for 30 hours on one winding. Call the Museum to see if they can give you more information if you provide detailed photos. There may be a charge for their research.

Charles Kehoe

(In a previous life I managed real estate for a major corporation and we had many holdings in Bristol. Around 1975 I was able to put together a rather complex deal that included a lake called Birge's Pond-which at one time supplied water power to some of the clock factories-and was successful in getting the Pond and surrounding property conveyed for preservation and out of the hands of developers that wanted to mine the glacial sand and gravel deposits around it and then do intensive development of what was left around the Pond.)

I think you'll find that the 1st name is Birge, not Sirge. They were active in Bristol under that name for only a short time circa 1830. Happily for you the fine American Clock and Watch Museum is located in Bristol, as that area was the center of the U.S. clock industry from the early 1800's to the 1950's. What you have is probably a weight driven wooden works clock that runs for 30 hours on one winding. Call the Museum to see if they can give you more information if you provide detailed photos. There may be a charge for their research.

Charles Kehoe

(In a previous life I managed real estate for a major corporation and we had many holdings in Bristol. Around 1975 I was able to put together a rather complex deal that included a lake called Birge's Pond-which at one time supplied water power to some of the clock factories-and was successful in getting the Pond and surrounding property conveyed for preservation and out of the hands of developers that wanted to mine the glacial sand and gravel deposits around it and then do intensive development of what was left around the Pond.)

I think you'll find that the 1st name is Birge, not Sirge. They were active in Bristol under that name for only a short time circa 1830. Happily for you the fine American Clock and Watch Museum is located in Bristol, as that area was the center of the U.S. clock industry from the early 1800's to the 1950's. What you have is probably a weight driven wooden works clock that runs for 30 hours on one winding. Call the Museum to see if they can give you more information if you provide detailed photos. There may be a charge for their research.

Charles Kehoe

(In a previous life I managed real estate for a major corporation and we had many holdings in Bristol. Around 1975 I was able to put together a rather complex deal that included a lake called Birge's Pond-which at one time supplied water power to some of the clock factories-and was successful in getting the Pond and surrounding property conveyed for preservation and out of the hands of developers that wanted to mine the glacial sand and gravel deposits around it and then do intensive development of what was left around the Pond.)