Any Antique Clockers?

I have an antique clock movement that has a mid 19th Century silversmith's name on it. But I know he didn't make clocks. Is there any way to find out who made the clock without taking it apart? I have visions of springs and wheels flying everywhere if I try to take the back off looking for a maker's name.

 

Here's an ad I found for the silversmith.

 

The watchmakers ID should be inside...

 

"Is there any way to find out who made the clock without taking it apart?"

No

 

You have an English fusee lever pocket watch movement from about 1850-70. The dust cover is secured with a sliding clip, move this slightly sideways using the tiny knob and the dust cover lifts off. The maker's name is usually on the backplate of the movement.

A look inside from the side will show if it is a fusee, as you can see the chain and conical pully.

Why anyone should call it a clock is beyond me.

The maker's name may well be that of the same or another retailer. Many so called watchmakers merely finished ebauches, anonymous movements from notable watchmaking centres such as Coventry and Prescot.

 

It's not a clock, it's a pocketwatch. A fusee by the looks of it. And I agree with what AF says - just because there's a name on the dial doesn't necessarily mean anything. There are thousands of rebranded watches out there.

 

Possibly I was not clear enough. The name on the movement does not mean that person made the whole movement or even any part of it.

Any retailer could order a reasonable number of watches with their name on the dial. They could also obtain movements engraved with any name they wanted.
In earlier days a buyer could order a watch with his name on the dial instead of numbers. If they had a name that could conveniently fit as 12 symbols anyway.

 

I'm afraid I'm the one who thought it was a clock. It didn't look like any watch I'd ever seen so I thought it must be a small clock movement.

Thank you all for the great info. Now I can take the cover off and find the maker's name. I plan to sell it but didn't have a clue how to list it. You gave me the information I needed.