UNUSUAL WATERBURY NIGHT LIGHT CANDLE / GAS OIL - LAMP CLOCK C. 1900 RARE AMERICAN
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UNUSUAL WATERBURY NIGHT LIGHT CANDLE / GAS OIL-LAMP CLOCK c.1900 RARE AMERICANRare and Unusual Waterbury clock that was made to be used in conjunction with a gas light, candle or oil-lamp. When attached to the gas light, the light would shine through the dial so that the time could be seen at night. Very few of these clocks have survived due to their delicate nature. It’s a 30 hour time only clock, c.1909, back wind / set timepiece with an opalene ( milk-gla...ss) dial, with gilt cast bezel and bracket to set on a burner. This timepiece ticks when prompted, it could do with a service for cleaning and oiling.Measures 8 Inches High, and 6 1/2 wide.
