Gingerbread Mantel Clocks Photos

This simple style of pendular mantel clock gets the Gingerbread name from their elaborate surrounding frames, mostly of pressed wood to keep their price down. Their lower price resulted in widespread use in late 19thC American kitchens.

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Mantle clock on kitchen shelf at McAllister House Museum. Colorado Springs, CO.Mantle clock at Dodge House. Council Bluffs, IA.Clock in Eisenhower family house. Abilene, KS.Shelf clock with carved owls by Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn. at Lincoln County Historical Museum. North Platte, NE.
Mantle clock on kitchen shelf at McAllister House Museum. Colorado Springs, CO.Mantle clock at Dodge House. Council Bluffs, IA.Clock in Eisenhower family house. Abilene, KS.Shelf clock with carved owls by Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn. at Lincoln County Historical Museum. North Platte, NE.
Pie safe with pitcher, clock & glassware in kitchen of Sayles House at Milan Historical Museum. Milan, OH.Kitchen clock at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.German style wooden table clock in Locksted-Seibold house at Conservation Plaza. New Braunfels, TX.Collection of antique clocks at Mystic Seaport. Mystic, CT.
Pie safe with pitcher, clock & glassware in kitchen of Sayles House at Milan Historical Museum. Milan, OH.Kitchen clock (1896) at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.German style wooden table clock in Locksted-Seibold house at Conservation Plaza. New Braunfels, TX.Collection of antique clocks at Mystic Seaport. Mystic, CT.
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