Gale Drop Calendar Model No. 3 wall clock. The Parliment Model. 224098.
This is a Gale Drop Calendar Model No. 3. It is also called the Parliament Model. The rosewood case measures 30 inches long, 17 inches wide, and 5 inches deep and retains its original finish. The graining is very good. The bezel is fitted with glass and opens to allow one access to the dial. This dial is original to this clock. It is paper and applied to a tin pan. The condition of this dial is outstanding. It is formatted into five separate displays. The upper dial displays the time with a minute and hour hand. The lower dial indicates the month of the year. There is also a table that calculates the time of sunrise and sunset during that month. The dial on the right will indicate the moon's phases or day of the lunar calendar month. The dial on the left indicates the day of the week. The last dial is found around the outside edge of the entire dial. It displays the calendar date of the current month. All of this is incorporated in a perpetual design, accounting for variation in the number of days in each month and leap year. The movement is powered by two eight-day coil springs. This movement strikes the hour on the hour on a wire gong. The lower door is fitted with glass and is decorated from the back with a gilt design. This design is original to the clock and is in fine condition. One can view the pendulum's motion behind this door or through the glass. A wooden rod supports a brass-faced bob. The motion is easy to see because the interior of the backboard is covered with dark flock paper.
This clock, a testament to the craftsmanship of its time, was made circa 1883. It's a piece of history, a window into the past, and a rare find for any collector of antique clocks.
Daniel Jackson Gale was born in Waitsfield, Vermont, on December 24, 1830. In 1870, he began a relationship with the Welch and Spring Company. They agreed to use his calendar attachment in their clocks. He continued to improve his design and added complications. He died on June 17, 1901, in Bristol at the age of 71.
Inventory number 224098.
Daniel Jackson Gale was born in Waitsfield, Vermont on December 24, 1830. In 1870 he began a relationship with the Welch and Spring Company. They agreed to use his calendar attachment in their clocks. He continued to improve his design and adding complications. He died on June 17, 1901 in Bristol at the age of 71.
