Lecoultre Brass Atmos Perpetual Motion Mantle Clock. Marked 15 Jewels, Switzerland. Serial 98413. Includes original light green carrying case with gilt lettering. Clock: 9 1/4" H x 8" W x 6 1/4" D. Box: 10 1/4" H x 8 1/2" W x 6 3/4" D. 20th century. Provenance: The collection of Gary Glesser of Loudon, Tennessee, by descent from his grandparents, Captain Hoyt and Rachel Holton of Toledo, Ohio. Hoyt Holton became, at age 17, the youngest captain of a Great Lakes Freighter. In the 1960s, Captain Holton participated in a 26-day Admiral Byrd Society trip replicating the explorer's famous transpolar expedition, during which he met the Pope and Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev. Many items in the collection were brought back as souvenirs from that journey and other frequent voyages.

PROVENANCE: See description for provenance information.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with some oxidation to brass. Not working at time of inspection. General wear, fading, and light staining to case. Does not include paperwork.