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Vintage postcard lot featuring the famous Bily Brothers carved clocks from Ridgeway, Iowa.
These postcards depict several of the elaborate hand-carved clocks created by the Bily Brothers (Frank and Joseph Bily), internationally recognized woodcarvers whose work is now preserved in the Bily Clocks Museum in Spillville, Iowa.
Included in this lot are multiple postcards showing clocks such as:
• American Pioneer History Clock
• Apostles Parade Clock
• Roman Renaissance Style Clock
• Hall Clock
• Chimes of Normandy Clock
• The Lindbergh Clock
• Swedish Clock
• Shrine Clock
• “Home of the Clocks” Spillville Iowa photograph (dated May 1931)
Features:
• Original vintage postcards
• Black & white photographic style images
• Many marked “Made by Bily Bros., Ridgeway, Iowa”
• Housed in a vintage album display
• Great folk art, clock collecting, and Iowa history pieces
Condition:
Pre-owned vintage condition. Some light age toning and corner wear consistent with age. Please review photos carefully for condition details.
These are wonderful historical pieces documenting some of the most famous carved clocks in American folk art history.
Perfect for:
• Postcard collectors
• Clock / horology collectors
• Iowa history collectors
• Folk art collectors
Ships carefully packaged.
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Item specifics
Type: Postcard
Era: 1930s–1940s
Theme: Clocks / Folk Art / Museum
Region: Iowa
Subject: Bily Brothers Clocks
Original/Reprint: Original
