Hall's Safe & Lock Co, Cincinnati, Ohio - 2 mvt

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A. Two movement by this company that was the predecessor of the Consolidated Time Lock Company c.1877. Time locks made under the Hall name are rare as this company was only in business a few years before being merged into the Consolidated Time Lock Co. in January of 1880 to insulate his succesful safe and lock business from his risky and untested time lock business.(1) Actually, only the name changed as the time locks themselves were nearly identical. Compare to the same style lock under the Consolidated name. Only the type of window showing the movement's escapement changed to the smaller round openings to increase strength against explosion. This example also has a rare example of the escapement components being silver plated ver. the normal brass as well as square cross-hatch damascene work. Case #73,  movement #1105. file 72