Fred Lant's 1898 Hand-carved Folk Art Clock Dial gift for maker adding to its modern feel

adding to its modern feel

He took note of the "v" insignias on the sleeves of both men's frock coats

1930s-40s or so I believe

There are a few lighter striations on one side of the back

it's holding up and on just fine

Fred Lant's 1898 Hand-carved Folk Art Clock Dial gift for maker adding to its modern feelI've always got an eye out for folk art clock dials like this, which I believe would have been used for teaching learning how to read time on a clock. I love the simple earnestness of this one, and that it is shaped like the silhouette of a house, and especially those cut tin hands of the dial, the elongated form of which I think lends a certain elegance and grace to the whole thing. The roman numerals of the dial appear to have been incised then