18/09/2026
An exceptionally large or ‘Giant’ carriage clock by the well known retailer Martin & Co and made for them by Drocourt. Extraordinarily this clock also retains the original outer leather case and Key which are both numbered 9217 to match. The back plate is stamped with the Drocourt oval and numbered 9217. Alfred and Pierre Drocourt were superb clockmakers and had a factory in Saint-Nicolas-d’Aliermont, which was regarded as the most important town for carriage clock production and manufacturing. The majority of their clocks would go to their Paris premises and be dispersed amongst the world’s top retailers of that time. Martin & Co being one of them based in Cheltenham, UK . They exhibited at the major exhibitions winning a bronze medal at Paris 1867, the Silver at Paris 1878 and the gold at Paris in 1889. The son, Alfred, succeeded his father Pierre sometime in the 1870’s. This clock has a mellow gong strike for the hours and push repeat (the little button at the top) to repeat at will. The clock is running for a week on a wind of the key . The top of the travel carry case is inscribed … To The Rev’d T.P.Little, from the Parishioners of Orenhall and Pauntley 1883 (dating the clock exactly) This clock has now been fully restored and serviced.
We recommend viewing this clock in our shop if possible. 24 month U.K. guarantee.
