REMPE JEWELERS COUNTERTOP SAMPLE CLOCK *****RARE******
REMPE JEWELERS COUNTERTOP SAMPLE CLOCK *****RARE******
SOLD $850.00 Sold: Dec 15, 2019 on eBayOriginal Listing Description
RARE REMPE JEWELERS COUNTERTOP SAMPLE CLOCK. This is a very rare piece- especially since it was used as a counter top display in a jewelry store. Since it was used as a demonstration unit hands were not applied. Henry Rempe was a Danville PA jeweler who filed a patent for a 3 gear electrically powered clock in 1903. The company failed by 1906-07.Not many Rempe clocks were made (mantle and wall) and far fewer exist today. The NAWCC museum in Columbia PA has an example.The clock is original except for the top coiled wire. The pendulum bob is Rempe original. The stained oak case
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for clocks collectors and appraisers.
Original Listing Description
RARE REMPE JEWELERS COUNTERTOP SAMPLE CLOCK. This is a very rare piece- especially since it was used as a counter top display in a jewelry store. Since it was used as a demonstration unit hands were not applied. Henry Rempe was a Danville PA jeweler who filed a patent for a 3 gear electrically powered clock in 1903. The company failed by 1906-07.Not many Rempe clocks were made (mantle and wall) and far fewer exist today. The NAWCC museum in Columbia PA has an example.The clock is original except for the top coiled wire. The pendulum bob is Rempe original. The stained oak case
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for clocks collectors and appraisers.