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Antique1915 Spears & Riddle Co. Multi-Hourglass Sand Timer – Wheeling, W.VA
Upfor sale is a rare, historically significant piece of West Virginia industrialhistory. This is an original multi-hourglass timing stand patented on January12, 1915, by Ralph Reed Spears of the Spears & Riddle Co. based inWheeling, West Virginia. Long before launching their famous Fleet-Wing oilempire, Spears & Riddle manufactured these unique mechanical and noveltylifestyle items.
Thedark frame is clearly and deeply stamped on the side: Spears & RiddleCo. Wheeling W.VA along with its original vintage retail price of Price$2.00.
Design& Mechanics:
This unit features a modular, friction-fit drop design. The individual glasscapsules rest inside round, early hard-plastic/Bakelite independent basecollars, allowing the remaining bulbs to spin completely free when turned.
- Features four (4) of its original, intact glass bulbs with original sand.
- Missing the smallest (5th) glass timer bulb.
- The dark frame shows a beautiful, authentic aged patina with light surface wear consistent with a 100-year-old object.
- No cracks or chips to the four remaining glass capsules or the plastic base rings.
This is an exceptional piece forcollectors of rare timepieces, Ohio Valley industrial advertising, or early20th-century patent novelties. It makes a stellar display piece as-is, or servesas an easy restoration project for someone looking to source a single miniaturereplacement capsule.
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