"Pillar and scroll shelf clock, wooden shelf clock mass-produced in the United States from the second decade of the 19th century onward. The rectangular case is topped by a scroll broken in the centre by an ornament such as an urn; on either side of the case is a vertical pillar topped by the same kind of ornament that breaks the scroll. ..." - https://www.britannica.com/technology/pillar-and-scroll-shelf-clock, 30.05.2020
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