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Dew Drop Clock from The E. Ingraham Company

Photo (13)In the house of my grandparents, C.O. "Rock" Bright and Frances Bright, was a Dew Drop Clock from The E. Ingraham Company, built sometime in the late 1880s.  My uncle has it now.  It originally belonged, as I understand it, to my great-grandmother, Nina Gravening Bright.

This clock was special. Something about the age fascinated me.  My grandfather had also put a lot of work into restoring the wood work. The sound echoed throughout the house and the "tick-tock" at night would be the only noise you'd hear and the sound I would fall to sleep to.

I recently found a clock just like it from a dealer on EBay.  When you purchase something like this online - and I've been searching for a number of years - there are many worries.  But this has turned out to be a story worthy of Antiques Roadshow.  The clock I purchased was in excellent condition and with just a bit of restoration by one of the few clock repair stores in Portland that specialize in this area the clock is up and running.  All the parts are original - as you can see from the photos below - which adds value to the clock.  My hope is that this will become a piece that is passed down in our family just as the other clock has been and that my daughters enjoy it has much as I did the one in my grandparent's home.  

My house now has that familiar sound that reminds me of my grandparents. Priceless, really.

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