Original Listing Description

eBay Clock appears to be intended for outdoor use or part of a street lamp for possibly a railroad station or post office. The face reads "West Hartlepool" -- a town in northeast England. Clock works bear the marks of Winterhalder & Hofmeier. It measures approximately 18" across. A fine rare piece of clock making history. Please review photos as they are part of the actual description Provenance:Winterhalder & Hofmeier were considered the finest clockmakers in the Victorian era. They were based in several towns in Germany’s Black Forest region. The company was established in 1810 by Thomas Winterhalder in Friedenweiler Matthäus Winterhalder (1799–1863) took over the workrooms in 1830, and in 1850, when relative and clockmaker, Anton Hofmeier, joined the company, Winterhalder & Hofmeier was born. Towards the latter half of the eighteenth century, Winterhalder & Hofmeier produced various types of antique clocks that were of very high quality in their factories.At the height of their success, satellite factories began to spring up, and by the mid and late 19th century they were producing clocks of premier quality. The entire family was involved in this industry. Hans Winterhalder founded a company called HAWINA Clock Company with 800 employees devoted purely to the exportation of Winterhalder clocks to England, Russia and America during the first decade of the 20th century.Due to the withering effects of Nazi Germany's racial and religious attacks during the mid 1930's the Winterhalder family was unable to obtain bank credit.In 1937, after many years of superb quality clock making, arguably the finest in Germany, the firm closed its doors for good. The movements produced by this firm around the turn of the 20th century are often mistaken for English movements because of their fine quality.Click Ebay Store to view my full range of my eclectic eye candy! RETURN POLICY ITEMS MUST BE RETURNED WITHIN 30 DAYS – SELLER MUST BE EMAILED BEFORE DOING A RETURNALL ITEMS MUST BE IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION AND IN ORIGINAL SHIPPING CONTAINERRETURN SHIPPING is responsibility of buyer unless item is defectiveALL RETURNS MUST BE FULLY INSURED BY BUYER - If return is received by seller broken in shipment, refund will NOT be given and buyer must submit his own insurance (Condition: Pre-Owned)

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