Birge and Mallory; Bristol, Conn. 8 Day Triple Decker; circa 1838-1843
Here is a Birge and Mallory Triple Decker Clock as received, purchased as an NAWCC Regional. Obviously it is missing the splat but the rest is pretty complete. So after I got this I called up my long time friend and clock mentor to see if he had an extra splat for this clock. He said, no splats on hand, but I have a mold you can use to make one! Whoever made the mold did a great job as it is highly detailed to the point where age crazing cracks even show up.
The completed clock is shown here. I had to make feet and apply new gold leaf to the areas, make one capital and assorted veneer patches. The final result looks pretty good. I decided to leave the original tablet as is, even though it has had some crude touch up performed on it. At least it is not cracked or broken. The mirror also appears to be original.