Welch, Spring & Co. Gale astronomical calendar clock
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Welch, Spring & Co., Forestville, Conn., "Gale Drop Model 2" wall clock with astronomical calendar, grain painted rosewood case, paper on metal dial, 8 day, time and strike spring driven brass movement
D.J. Gale’s Astronomical Calendar Gallery Clock, Welch,

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D.J. Gale's Astronomical Calendar Gallery Clock, Welch, Spring & Co.
circa 1870's
the 24-inch dial displays the time, month of the year, time of sunrise and sunset during that month, phases of the moon or the day of the lunar calendar month, day of the week, calendar date of the current month, and the small hand between December and January indicates the number of years since the last leap year, brass 8-day dual spring movement, pine bench-made case
32 x 32 x 5 inches
Welch Spring Co. Gale Calendar #3 Clock

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Welch Spring Co. Gale Calendar #3 Clock: “Parliament”, with an 8 day, T&S, spring modified calendar movement. The dial, with 4 smaller dials, is marked “Gales Patent”. In a mahogany finished case with stenciled glass and a great label inside, has pendulum.
Re-Issue.
(The springs are very hard to wind. The age of the dial may be questionable.)
Dial – 13 1/2″ Diameter; Case – 30 1/2″ Long
Sells as is, where is.
Welch, Spring and Co. Gale Drop Model No. 2 calendar clock

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Welch, Spring and Co., Forestville, Conn., "Gale Drop Model No. 2", calendar hanging clock, rosewood veneered case, paper on metal dial, and 8 day, time and strike spring driven brass movement.
Gale Drop Calendar No. 2 Clock

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E.N. Welch Wall Hanging Gale Drop Calendar Clock Model 2. Large 12 in. paper dial has an outer chapter ring with 31 date calendar using a red indicator with crescent counterbalance, sub-dials for time with pierced spade hour & minute hands, 29 day moon phase with blued indicator, 12 month calendar with New England latitude sunrise and sunset times with red indicator and days of the week dial with blued indicator. Has a pierced brass spring driven movement, count wheel hour strike mechanism with coiled gong, signed E.N. Welch, Forestville, CT, USA; with calendar mechanism model 2, patented 1887. In a rosewood case with grain painted bezel, rosewood drop section has a reverse painted and gilt decorated lower door glass in good condition, refinished. Replaced paper dial, in good running condition. 31 in. high x 17 in. wide x 5 in. deep.
Gale’s Arditi Welch Calendar Clock

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A Most Unusual Movement In That The Calendar Mechanism Is Attached To The Base Face & When Base Door Opens, The Entire Movement Swings Out, Original Label In Back Of Inside Clock & 2 Partial Labels On Exterior Backboard, Entire Cornice Missing, Walnut Refinished Case, 8 Day, Time & Strike, 22 1/2 Tall by 17 Wide, Original Front Glass, Gale Arditi 8 Day Time & Strike Calendar, 8 Inch Time & Calendar Dials, Original Decals Faded
E. N. Welch Gale Drop Calendar Wall Clock

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Circa 1880 American E. N. Welch 8 day Wall Clock with 12″ Replaced paper dial, Spring driven brass movement with gong strike, perpetual calendar and phases of the moon, Very rare D. J. Gale drop wall clock. An unusual and collectible perpetual calendar wall clock. Repolished original rosewood grained finish, movement repaired. Original black paper label illegible. Wear to gilt frame in lower door, lower glass correctly restored, otherwise very good condition. 32″H x 17″W x 5″D