Simon Willard Grafton Wall Clock (Grafton, Mass.)

A rare mahogany antique Grafton Wall Clock, by Simon Willard, circa 1785.

Inventory #06020

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This Simon Willard Grafton wall clock is among the rarest of antique clocks from America. Produced in Grafton, Massachusetts, it is shaped to emulate a bracket clock resting upon a shelf or plinth. The brass thirty hour movement has a passing strike with silvered bell and comma form hammer. A decorative rope bezel surrounds the dial which is inscribed by the maker "Simon Willard" Above the center arbor is inscribed a motto "Ab Hoc Momento Pendant AEternitus", which translates "On this moment hangs eternity".

Dimensions

Height 25 ½”; Width: 8 ¾"; Diameter of dial: 5”

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