Expert: Kenneth Saunders - 3/12/2010

Question
Where can I find more information about Smith Patterson as a maker of clocks. This name appears on the face of my grandfather clock and I assume it is the manufacturer since it is the only identifying mark I can find in side or outside. The mahogany clock case was custom-made around 1910. The dial has hand-painte moon phase with sail boat motiff.
Thanks in advance

Answer
Smith Patterson was a retail jeweler in Boston.
Every city had one or more premier jewelers that
had their name on clock dials. Some other names are: Bigelow & Kennard, Tiffany, J.E. Caldewell,
Tilden & Thurber.

Smith Patterson Company, Boston, Mass. Smith Patterson Co. was a fine quality jeweler comparable to Tiffany in New York. Like Tiffany they retailed the best quality clocks that were actually made by renowned clock makers under the Smith Patterson name.

so look to the mechanism back itself for maker of the clock and more info.