Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company of Meriden, Connecticut.

The Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company was located in Meriden, Connecticut. Today, the Bradley & Hubbard firm is better known in most circles for making cast iron items such as figural doorstops and small banks. This clock represents a smaller market where they made figural clock cases and fit them internally with thirty-hour movements. Their iron clock cases often featured eye openings in the castings. These were fitted with painted eyes that moved up and down with the motion of the balance. Hence, the clock trade and numerous collectors refer to them as "Blinkers" or "Winkers." The Bradley & Hubbard firm made a number of different case styles. Some of the more common examples or figures in today's marketplace include John Bull, the Continental, and Topsy. Many of these case forms were colorfully paint-decorated. Unfortunately, very few examples survive in excellent condition.