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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nitrams, post: 2796597, member: 16831&quot;]Hi All</p><p><br /></p><p>First post on here - I&#039;m wondering if anyone can help identify my recently acquired 1870s carriage clock? It was passed on to me after we had to clear out my Grandmother&#039;s house recently. I want to get it cleaned and restored to former glory by a professional soon so it can sit nicely on my mantelpiece, and still tick away! The wind-up key is missing so i&#039;m going to find another one, but I&#039;m fairly sure the clock still works.</p><p><br /></p><p>My Gran purchased this in 1978 for £145 - we know this as we found the original receipt. The description written for the clock was &#039;Vint Alarm Carriage Clock c 1870&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m curious to know -</p><p><br /></p><p>a) the maker - I presume it&#039;s French? See the marks on the back, I can&#039;t work out what I think is the makers mark &#039;M S&#039; with a little logo in-between. I&#039;ve searched the internet and can&#039;t find any that look like this. I&#039;m unsure what it says at the bottom - Harm Hands ? Maybe someone can clarify!</p><p>b) what the other numbers mean - from research I think the numbers on the door frame are potentially service dates? </p><p>c) potential value in todays market.</p><p>d) any other information you may have <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]280728[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]280730[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]280732[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]280733[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]280735[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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