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<p>[QUOTE="jstrat1392, post: 403531, member: 8555"]Hello,</p><p><br /></p><p> I'm new here but I thought I would give this a try. My Grandfather purchased a writing desk sometime around the 1950-60's that is of a very intricate design. From what he was told there was a clock that was built to sit on top of the desk and it matched the design of the desk. The desk/clock builder's name was William Houser from Detroit, Mi. We found some info that suggested that he had the desk with him at one point in time when he went to work on a intricate staircase at the Rose Inn near Ithaca, NY. </p><p> I'm hoping that I can find some info about the said clock so we can bring the 2 pieces together like they were meant to. I have attached a link to the article we found about the desk when it was at the Rose Inn and a picture of the desk where it sits at my parents house.</p><p> If anyone has any info on the clock it would be much appreicated!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://nytompki.org/folklore/ozmun_farmhouse.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://nytompki.org/folklore/ozmun_farmhouse.htm" rel="nofollow">http://nytompki.org/folklore/ozmun_farmhouse.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jason[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jstrat1392, post: 403531, member: 8555"]Hello, I'm new here but I thought I would give this a try. My Grandfather purchased a writing desk sometime around the 1950-60's that is of a very intricate design. From what he was told there was a clock that was built to sit on top of the desk and it matched the design of the desk. The desk/clock builder's name was William Houser from Detroit, Mi. We found some info that suggested that he had the desk with him at one point in time when he went to work on a intricate staircase at the Rose Inn near Ithaca, NY. I'm hoping that I can find some info about the said clock so we can bring the 2 pieces together like they were meant to. I have attached a link to the article we found about the desk when it was at the Rose Inn and a picture of the desk where it sits at my parents house. If anyone has any info on the clock it would be much appreicated! [URL]http://nytompki.org/folklore/ozmun_farmhouse.htm[/URL] Jason[/QUOTE]
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