A brass carriage clock, circa 1920, the time only 8-day carriage clock in an obis brass case, with white enamel dial, Roman numerals, beveled glass panels, on platform base, with swing handle, double-ended key, unmarked but probably French height 4.33 in.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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