R. B. Field & Co. of Brockville, Canada.
The firm of R. B. Field & Co. Brockville, Canada is listed in, “Early Canadian Timekeepers†written by Jane Varkaris and James e. Connell. Rodney Burt Field was born in February 25, 1809 and died March 18, 1884. According to the authors, this firm did not sell a large number of clocks which is based on the number of which survive today. The authors speculate that Field was in the retail business of selling clocks in Canada on two separate occasions. Otherwise he worked for various enterprises in the United States.
Clocks From This Maker
This is a very clean example of a mahogany case og clock having the pasted label of “R. B. Field & Co. Brockville, Canada.” This example must have been made sometime around 1836.This is a very good example of this form. The case is veneered with… read more