HomeWall Clocks: Hall & Co. (English)

 

A large, early, good quality Victorian wall clock. Solid mahogany case with flame veneers to trunk and base. The round hood with exceptional Gadroon decoration below. Eight-day-duration movement, striking the hours on a bell.

Round, unrestored, painted dial inscribed with maker's name:

Hall & Co. Manchester.

John Hall & Co. are recorded working at 56 King Str., Manchester, between 1848 and 1851. (Ref: "Lancashire Clocks and Clockmakers," by Brian Loomes.)

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