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George Marsh Brass "OG" Clock, circa 1840s

This is a 30-hour "OG" clock with brass movement. It was acquired in March 2009 from a friend who was cleaning out her barn. The clock was filthy and obviously had not run for many years. The lower part had water damage, possibly from sitting on a wet floor. The original face, hands, pendulum, and weights were missing. Both glasses are old. The tablet may be original, or possibly an older replacement. The label is almost completely gone.

The movement is a bit unusual, but not unique, in that the count wheel is on the back plate instead of the more common front plate location. The escape wheel bridge is in a distinctive location, and there is a curious recess in the plate for the fly arbor pinion. With these observations, the construction detail of the case, and the remaining fragments of the label, a NAWCC member was able to identify this clock with near certainty as being a George Marsh. Other examples found online date from 1835 to 1850. These examples all have wooden dials.

The movement has been completely rebuilt and runs fine with the new replacement weights. Lose and missing veneer has been reglued or replaced. The case has been refinished and reassembled. A replacement face was made based on a photograph from another George Marsh OG clock. The hands are new generic OG style replacement hands. The pendulum bob is just something from my spare parts box..




Not for sale at this time

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