This tall clock is most closely associated with Speaker Tip O’Neill, who kept it in his office throughout his Speakership in the 1970s and 1980s. The timepiece, however, predates O’Neill. It appears in photographs in the 1930s, when it was likely in the Speaker’s or the Parliamentarian’s office. Made by Muhr’s & Sons Clockworks in Philadelphia in the late 1800s, it reflects the popularity of Chippendale and other Revolutionary-era furniture styles that come back into vogue after America’s centennial in 1876.
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