John Bull Blinking Eye Clock

John Bull Blinking Eye Clock

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John Bull Blinking Eye Clock. Figural painted cast iron case depicts a man wearing a red vest, black jacket, green trousers and a top hat. Paper dial with black Roman hour numerals and fancy black hands, has a 30 hour brass, spring driven, time only movement with balance wheel escapement, a lever attached to the escapement rocks the eyes open and closed. Case is signed T. Kennedy, Patent applied for 1856, movement is not running; 16 in. high