Mantel clock Classical style, Roman numerals on face with gilt acanthus leaves. Dial marked "Boston Clock Co. Crane's Patent". Hinged glass door with etched flower basket and leaf design, 4 pillars, painted black with gilt on tops and bases of columns. Pendulum inside detached, labeled A2.319 Elaborate torsion pendulum structure with six heavy 1.25" diameter balls attached to a hexagonal framework. Inside paper directions for clock, headed with "Cranes Patented Twelve Month Clock" Boston Clock Co.,Number 120 Fulton Street , Boston" Aaron Dodd Crane patented Torsion Painted hardwood with gold mounts. Reference: https://mb.nawcc.org/threads/boston-clock-co-aaron-dodd-crane-patent-torsion-clock.158336/ Owned by Gershon Whittemore and wound once a year. See 1977.7.1* and 1977.7.2 for images of clock with the pendulum still in place.
