This week's artifact is a circa 1836 clock once owned by Reuben Gross (1811 - 1887) of Lexington. Gross wrote on the clock that he "bot" it on January 4th 1837. Reuben Gross and other members of the Gross family are buried by Flight Deck restaurant on Old Chapin Road in downtown Lexington. The clock itself features a label that says it was made by Markham and Case of Columbia, SC. However, it was probably just sold by Markham and Case. Most likely, it was constructed in Connecticut (possibly by Birge-Gilbert & Co. in Bristol, CT) and shipped to South Carolina.
See this artifact and more at the Lexington County Museum, located at 231 Fox Street in downtown Lexington. Visit www.lex-co.sc.gov/museum for more information.
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