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Carriage Clocks
A carriage clock is a small, spring-driven clock, designed for travelling, developed in the early 19th century in France. The case, usually plain or gilt-brass, is rectangular with a carrying handle and often set with glass or more rarely enamel or porcelain panels.
An 18th century precurser to our modern-day "travel alarm" clock, the spring driven carriage clock typically has a brass frame with four glass sides and top and a carrying handle. Many have alarms and/or striking work.
Antique Carriage Clocks have always been popular with collectors because of their size and modest prices. They were made mainly by the French throughout the 1800s and became popular in the 1900s throughout England. Many of these clocks also came with a leather or wooden carry case that protected it as it was carried around with its owner.
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