Philadelphia William & Mary oak tall case clock, ca. 1705, the flat top bonnet enclosing an 8-day works with brass face, signed Abel Cottey Philadelphia, the works are inscribed behind the face BC 1709 m 9x20 clock BC, probably stands for Cottey's apprentice Benjamin Chandlee, above a straight case with bracket feet, 80 1/2" h. This is the earliest known date on an American clock. The only other surviving example of Cottey's work is a clock face in the collection of Philip Bradley, Illustrated Worldly Goods, fig. 420. Illustrated in Palmer The Book of American Clocks, fig. 3, described as Possibly the earliest extant American made clock. Provenance: Carson family. Pendulum (broken), winder, 2 weights, no door key. Philadelphia William & Mary oak tall case clock, ca. 1705, the flat top bonnet enclosing an 8-day works with brass face, signed Abel Cottey Philadelphia, the works are inscribed behind the face BC 1709 m 9x20 clock BC, probably stands for Cottey's apprentice Benjamin Chandlee, above a straight case with bracket feet, 80 1/2'' h. This is the earliest known date on an American clock. The only other surviving example of Cottey's work is a clock face in the collection of Philip Bradley, Illustrated Worldly Goods, fig. 420. Illustrated in Palmer The Book of American Clocks, fig. 3, described as Possibly the earliest extant American made clock. Provenance: Carson family. Pine cornice may be a very early replacement. Works do not fill window and may be by association, however the extremely early date of both the works and case make this unlikely. Feet replaced. Pook & Pook, Inc. does not guarantee clocks to be complete or in working condition.