Description:
Item #: 8-208-0
Vintage English Art Deco Wall Clock Regulator Enfield
Comment:
An unusual piece that will be a great addition to your collection!
Mark: Enfield
ENFIELD
The Enfield Clock Company was founded in 1929 by C. Schatz to manufacture clocks in the manner of the German factories. Workers were brought to England from Germany in order to start production, however, the factory struggled to compete with the lower prices of imported German clocks. S. Smith and Sons purchased the Enfield Clock Company in 1933, although it continued under the name Enfield until 1950, when the brand was phased out.
Subject Keywords: Art Deco
Object: Wall Clock
Origin: England
Dimensions (inches:)
20.75H x 12.50W x 6D
Date: 1930
Condition:
AVERAGE
In overall average condition. Antique and vintage items by their very nature are used items and will show signs of normal wear due to age and use. As we define 'average condition' relative the stated age of the piece, we would expect to see quite a few 'character marks' consistent with that age and could include significant nicks or dings to a wooden or metal object, significant wear to a painted surface, speckling on a mirror, crazing or manufacturing glaze skips in ceramic finish, significant wear to a label, and original decorative trim may be missing. If ceramic/porcelain restoration has been done, it is of museum-quality so that it is hardly discernable and would be mentioned in the listing. Average condition may also include chips or cracks, which may or may not be noted in the listing.
Item Specifics:
Case has been shellacked and there is a chip on the bottom edge due to age and use. Strike is flat.
* Clock does not run.
* Chime (Qtr or Half Hour or Music) Function: Not applicable.
* Strike (Hour) Function: Strike works, but sound is weak, tinny, or otherwise less than original sound quality.
* Key Included, may or may not be original key.
Material: Oak
Material 2: Glass
Style: Regulator Regulateur
REGULATOR REGULATEUR / PENDULUM CLOCK
A Regulator, also Regulateur, is usually a large wall clock with a long case enclosing the dial above a long pendulum, and is noted for its time-keeping accuracy. Very elaborately carved regulator clocks are often called the Vienna Style.
Pendulum clocks use a pendulum, a swinging weight, as the timekeeping element. The pendulum clock was invented and patented by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1656, inspired by Galileo's investigation of pendulums (Galileo had the idea for a pendulum clock in 1637, but was not able to effectively build one). The use of the pendulum increased the accuracy of clocks enormously, from about 15 minutes per day to 15 seconds per day. Pendulum clocks remained the world standard for accurate timekeeping for 270 years until the invention of the quartz clock in 1927.
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