This roundtop clock is the first of its type that I have seen with a US C&B Co. label and dates to ca. 1867. Based on surviving examples of the US C&B Co.’s product line in the literature and on the internet, at least nine different clock models have been seen. Clocks made by the company represented part of the inventory of Giles Brother & Co. in Chicago, which advertised 32 different styles of clocks. It seems likely that clocks from other makers were also sold at the Giles outlet.
Fancy blue label of the US C&B Co. printed by the Chicago Evening Journal. One feature shared by all (apparently) labels from this company is the image of two hands shaking. Although I’m speculating, this may represent a good deal or an arrangement made in good faith, perhaps signaling that the company stands behind its products.
8-day spring-driven movement, made by the US C&B Co. The machine screws holding the plates together suggest that the clock is a later product of the company; early production featured pinned plates.
Rear view of the movement.