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D. C. & H. S. Fink Marble mantel clock - Marti French movement

This is an example of a real marble mantel clock, very heavy. The face has the name D. C. & H. S. Fink, Providence R. I. The 8-day time and strike movement is French made by Marti. It has a rack and smooth snail strike mechanism and a Brocott escapement. The strike is on a coiled gong. There is no indication of who actually made the clock case, but I suspect that these were made for D. C. & H. S. Fink.

From Rootsweb:

D. C. & H. S. FINK, Jewelers, Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Etc., No. 200 Westminster Street. -- A prominent house devoted to this line of business in Providence, and well worthy of comment in these pages, is that of Messrs. D. C. & H. S. Fink. Mr. D. C. Fink is a native of Kingston, New York, and H. S. was born in Detroit, Michigan, and have been residents of this city since 1862, coming here when they were aged respectively seven and six years. The former commenced to learn this trade in the well-known house of Messrs. Tabor & Son, now out of existence, in 1867, and the latter began in the same concern two years afterward, and both have been in the business continuously ever since. They inaugurated this establishment on their own responsibility in 1885 at this address, and from the start it has been the center of a very large and influential trade that is constantly increasing and extending throughout this and adjoining States. The house has acquired such an immense trade, that larger quarters are needed, and in January, 1893, the firm will move into new quarters at No. 204, of the same building. These premises have been fitted up especially for this purpose and Messrs. Fink's store is decidedly one of the handsomest and most complete in this city. The present store is very handsomely furnished and provided with every facility for the transaction of business. The stock embraces a full line of fine American and European gold and silver watches and fine jewelry of every description, including a magnificent assortment of diamonds, rubies, pearls, emeralds, opals, and other rare and precious gems of unsurpassed brilliancy and beauty, while the matching, cutting and mounting of these gems find here the most accomplished experts. A full line of fine French, Swiss and American clocks, also most beautiful gold and silverware and jewelers' fancy goods is also carried. They give particular attention to eyeglasses and spectacles and optical goods, a specialty being the fitting of glasses for all kinds of vision as prescribed by oculists. A special feature is also made of repairing fine watches, clocks and jewelry.

I have no other information about the clock or the D. C. & H. S. Fink company.




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