LARGE RING TRAVEL PENDULUM, QUANTIET, DAY OF THE WEEK AND ALARM CLOCK Signed (dial and movement), "Henry Jacot, 31 r. de Montmorency Paris" with mention of the exhibitions of 1855, 1862, 1867, and 1878
Around 1880.
White enamel dial, Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic numerals for the minutes and subsidiary dials, blued steel hands; movement with numbered plates 3560, anchor escapement on platform, compensated balance, gong striking; polished brass "groove" type case; fitted with a key
A travel alarm clock, signed on the "Hamann & Koch New York" dial and on the "Hamann" movement, late 19th century, white enamel dial, Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic numerals for the minutes and the alarm, blued steel hands; movement with plates numbered 3154, anchor escapement on platform, compensated pendulum, striking on gong; single brass case; fitted with its numbered key
H. 14 and 12.5 cm (5 ½ and 5 in.)
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A small travel clock with big chime, date, day of the week and alarm clock, signed 'Henry Jacot, 31 r. de Montmorency Paris', circa 1880, together with a small travel clock with alarm clock, signed 'Hamann & Koch New York' and 'Hamann', late 19th century
A fine example of the work of Henri Jacot, nephew of Henri Jacot (who died in 1868) considered to be the founder of the travel clock industry. The Jacot company continued his work until 1920.
See Charles Allix, Carriage Clocks, their history and development, Woodbridge 1974, 113-116. "Jacot was probably the best of the four leading Paris producers of carriage clocks towards the end of the nineteenth century" (113).
Founded in 1861, Hamman & Koch were importers in the United States of French products, particularly clocks and bronzes.