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Eli Terry & Son Wooden Works Pillar & Scroll Clock

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Eli Terry & Son Wooden Works Pillar & Scroll Clock
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Eli Terry & Son of Plymouth, CT Wooden Works Pillar & Scroll Clock. In beautiful condition, all the wooden works movements are there. Owners paid over $2,000+ when clock was originally purchased for collection. Clock measures 16" wide x 31 1/2" high x 4 1/2" deep. Eli Terry Sr. (April 13, 1772 ? February 24, 1852) was an inventor and clockmaker in Connecticut. He received a United States patent for a shelf clock mechanism. He introduced mass production to the art of clockmaking, which made clocks affordable for the average American citizen. Terry occupies an important place in the beginnings of the development of interchangeable parts manufacturing. Terry became one of the most accomplished mechanics in New England during the early part of the nineteenth century. The village of Terryville, Connecticut is named for his son, Eli Terry Jr. (fle)