WM. L. Gilbert Clock Company Leslie Double Toned Normandy Chime Mechanism is stamped 1912. Dial in great condition with beautiful hands. Perfect Glass and Beautiful Beveled Brass closes tight. Ornate Brass Metal Feet. Runs great. Includes Pendulum.This piece is in overall great internally and externally. The chime sound beautiful striking on the hour and half hour.17 1/2 inches wide, 12 inches tall, and 6 1/4 inches in the, Conn. USA May 9th, 1911 as seen on bottom of clock.WILLIAM L. GILBERT CLOCK July 5, 1871, the William L. Gilbert Clock Company was formed at Conn. to succeed the Gilbert Manufacturing Company which had been dissolved after a fire destroyed the factory. These firms had grown out of the operations of William L. Gilbert () who,had been involved in various partnerships in Bristol, and , Connecticut.In July of 1873, the new factory complex was completed and manufacturing commenced. George B. Owen () had come to in 1866 as General Manager and ran the firm for nearly 50 years, designing many interesting cases and patenting several clock movement features. Owen also operated a concurrent clock business at between 1875 and 1894.In 1897, the Gilbert firm built a building for a new case shop and another building by 1900 for storage A three-story office building was built in 1902. The recession, which began in 1907, along with the financial pressures of their recent expansion headed the firm in a decline that culminated by forcing George B. Owen and his sons to relinquish control in 1914
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