Set Reminder2023-02-15 00:00:002023-03-06 00:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Western Art Winter Sale https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/jean-marc-gallery/western-art-winter-sale-12271 Western focused sale. Jean Marc Gallery jeanmarcgallery@aol.com
carved oak wood
24 inches h x 15 inches w
Ingraham won 17 patents between 1853 and 1873, all protecting the design of his clocks, most of which were made to hang flat on a wall or sit on a shelf.
Ingraham was able to devote his attentions to the physical look of his clocks because the technology inside them was rapidly becoming a commodity. By the middle of the 19th century, spring-driven clockworks were replacing weight-based ones, which allowed clocks to be smaller and lighter. Clocks with balance wheels no longer needed to be so tall in order to accommodate a swinging pendulum. These innovations permitted Ingraham to focus on the look of his clocks to differentiate himself from his competitors.