US249862A - Cut-glass clock-case - Google Patents

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(ModeL) J. H. WELCH.

CUT GLASS CLOCK CASE.

Patented Nov. 22,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT rates JAMES H. VVELCH, OF HARTFORD, ASSIGNOR TO E. N. WELOH MANUFAC- TURING GOMPANY, O F FORESTVILLE, CONNECTICUT.

CUT-GLASS CLOCK-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,862, dated November 22, 1881,

Application filed February 16, 1881. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES H. WELOH, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clocks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in clocks in which the sides of the case and all but the middle portions of its back and front consist of a cut-glass block which incloses the movement; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to produce a more attractive clock having clear cut-glass sides, partial back, and front all in one piece, so as to display the movement in the most attractive manner; second, to so mount the movement within said clear cut-glass case as not to mar the beauty of either the works or the case, or to place any unsightly fastenin gs within the same; and, third, to get the complete clock into such form, shape, and size that itmay be used as a paper-weight. I attain these objects by the simple construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a horizontal section of the case and back, and a plan view of the other parts; and Fig. 2 is an elevation of the back side.

I make the sides A of the casein any desired design and of clear cut-glass. The block which forms the sides A also forms the outer edge of the whole front and back, and has a central perforation, at, extending through it from front to rear. In Fig. 2 a portion of the back B is broken away in order to show one side of the perforation a and one of the movement-plates O 0, both of which, as illustrated in the drawin gs, are of circular form.

I have only shown a part of the clock-movement, as the same may be of any ordinary construction. The movement is centered in the case by means of the edges of the movement- 'plates 0 O, which bear against the side walls of the perforation a. This perforation and the movement-plates may be round, as shown, or octagonal or other desired form.

To the front plate, (7, I secure an ordinary dial and a proper sash or ring, D, for holding the dial and its glass cover. I secure said ring by means of lugs b I) or other suitable connections, and the ring is provided with a flange, c, of larger diameter than the perforation a, so as to take over the front of the block A, as shown in Fig. 1.

The rear ends of the movement-posts cl are provided with threaded holes to receive fastening or binding screws 0. The back B is of struck-up metal of the style known as the sunken or depressed back, and it is provided with a flange, g, of about the same size. as the flange c at the front. The parts are secured together by first slipping the movement, with the flange 0 attached thereto, into the-perforation in the block A from the front, and with the edges of the plates 0 O governing the position of the movement. The back is then put in place and the screws 0 passed through the same into the respective posts d, so as to bind the flanges c and g firmly upon the front and back of the sides A and secure the whole together.

The winding-key h is pivoted so as to turn down out of the way, and none of the parts project beyond the rear-most point of the back, so that it is adapted to lie down flat upon a desk, which, in connection with the small glass block, makes the complete clock of a form, size, and heft that adapts itfor use as a paper-weight, or rather for simultaneous use as a clock and paper-weight both, the latter use not interfering in the least with its constant use as a clock. As before intimated, in order to be adapted for a paper-weight, the clock should have no projections which will prevent it from lying flatly upon its back. also should be such that it will stand firmly upon the desk, and preferably when either side The shape of the sides up, while the size and heft should be such that itmay be readily handled with one hand, and so as not to be too bulky and occupy too much room upon a desk.

The cut-glass sides make a neat lookingcasc and display the works to good advantage, while the various facets of the cut-glass case show separate reflections of the works, making them appear more numerous than they really are.

The movement and dial may give the time of day merely, or may be provided with a calendar attachment.

I am aware that clock-movements have been secured Within marble cases substantially as herein shown and described, and therefore I make no claim to the manner of securing the movement within the case.

I am also aware that prior patents show clock-cases in which the sides and main portion of the front are formed of a mere shell of pressed and uncut glass, and therefore I do not claim the employment of glass in the manufacture of clock-cases.

I claim as my invention- As an article of manufacture, a cloclccasc of cut-glass having polished facets on its exterior, substantially as described.

JAMES H. WELGH.

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G. H. MrrcHELL, W. R. HURD.

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