![]() ![]() Elmer killed his wife and later was himself killed. But his former friends and associates remember him for another reason. This clock stands approximately 61 inches tall and is 13.5 inches wide and 8.5 inches deep.įor 30 years, from 1945 through 1975, Stennes was famous for being the only large-scale reproducer of classic American clock cases in the country. It also has his label or brand stamp inside the waist door. This case is stamped in several locations The stampings indicate that it was made in 1963 and that it was the 5th clock he made in that year. The quarter hour strike is preformed on chime rods in a Westminster sequence. It will also strike the hours and quarter hours. The movement is designed to run eight days on a full wind. The escapement is designed as a recoil format. Hardened steel shafts support the polished steel pinions and brass gearing. Four pillars support the two brass plates. This German made three train spring driven movement is constructed in brass and is good quality. In the center, this dial is signed by the Maker, \Elmer O. The hours are marked in Roman numerals and the five minute markers are painted in an Arabic format. The time ring is formatted in a traditional display. The four spandrel areas and the lunette are decorated with floral patterns. The arched bonnet door is fitted with glass. It is a traditional New England pattern incorporating three brass finials that are mounted on fluted plinths. Above this is a pierced and open fretwork design. The bonnet columns are also fluted and are fitted into fully turned brass capitals. These terminate in brass quarter capitals. Through this door one can gain access to the pendulum bob. The door is trimmed with a simple molded edge. This decorative design is repeated in the long rectangular shaped waist door. In each of the four corners of this inlay pattern is a quarter fan. They exhibit excellent height and good form. The case stands on four applied ogee bracket feet. This case is also embellished with line and quarter fan inlays. This attractive example is essentially a scaled down version of the "Roxbury" case form which was made popular by the Willard family in the 1790's through the 1815 time period. This example is one of the more formal and traditionally formed examples. Elmer Stennes made several versions of the dwarf or grandmother clock case. ![]()
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