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[[preprinted]] 112 [[/preprinted]] [[heading]] 1885. New York Office - Orders [[/heading]] Apr. 8th Ship to H.W. Graber, Brenham, Texas, 1 #1 Striking Tower Clock. Number of dials - 4 Diam. ""[[dittos for: of dials]] 3ft. 6in. Thickness ""[[dittos for: of dials]] Wood Square of tower - about 15ft. Dials above, or below, clock floor - Above Clock floor to centre of dials - About 6ft. Bell above or below clock - below """"[[dittos for: Bell above or below]] dials - "[[ditto for: below]] Weight of bell - about 1000 lbs. Fall for weight - Hands & figs. to be gilt or black - gilt Name of building - Court House Put up, but no carpenter work, Net $750.- Wanted soon as possible. [[margin]] T. [[/margin]] [[margin, underlined]] B.S. Apr 27th [[/margin]] [[diagonal line through this entry, crossing from upper left to lower right]] [[line across the page]] Apr. 9th Ship to N.Y. Office 1- 25in. Dial, for #71 Reg. Movt. with Hour, Min. & Sec. Hands Min. Hand to be 11in. long. [[margin]] T. [[/margin]] [[margin, underlined]] Apr 18th B.S. 21st [[/margin]] [[diagonal line through this entry, crossing from upper left to lower right]] [[line across the page]] Apr. 13th Ship to Heeren Bros. & Co. by express 42 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa. 1- 12in. dial without second hand. Have Heeren Bros. & Co. painted on dial under our name. [[margin]] T. [[/margin]] [[margin, underlined]] B.S. Apr 15th [[/margin]] [[margin]] B. T. [[/margin]] [[diagonal line through this entry, crossing from upper left to lower right]] [[line across the page]] Apr. 13th Ship to [[insertion, underlined]] frt [[/insertion, underlined]] Frank Herschede, 197 Vine St. cor Arcade, Cincinnati, O. [[insertion]] Bill to N.Y. Ofc. $300.- less 20 & 5% [[/insertion]] 1 #61 Reg. Merc. Pend. Jeweled Pallets, in spec. case Dial to be 14in. or over. Case to be of Cherry with top like drawing, stained same as sample sent. Bevel plate glass in front. [[margin]] Soon as possible, Promised in 3 weeks (Apr.22 ). [[/margin]] [[margin]] T. [[/margin]] [[margin, underlined]] B.S. May 23d [[/margin]] [[diagonal line through this entry, crossing from upper left to lower right]]