of the City Series, "Erie", ca
1881. Walnut case is 19" tall,
very clean and was only pol-
ished, not cleaned. The wood
has carved or scored leaves on
the top piece and on top of the
door. There are other etched
or grooved designs around the
door, top, and the two full
columns on the sides. The
case is all original, has no
repairs or new parts.
Accessories include a nick-
eled damascened pendulum
bob, nickeled pendulum
hanger, nickeled gong base,
and nickeled dial rings. The
hands are correct and there is
a complete black label inside. Original dial pan has been repainted pro-
fessionally. 8 day movement is running and striking the Cathedral gong
each hour. This is a rare model and especially difficult to find in very nice
condition. Ly-Seth Thomas #542. $650-$850.
"Register Mantle Calendar", ca 1880.
Walnut case is 28" high and has a good
finish. Part of the top piece has been cor-
rectly replaced. The upper dial and pan are
replacements, the calendar dial is original.
A new Jerome label has been pasted on the
back. The movements are correct and
functioning properly. This has always
been a poplar clock and most generally
sold around $1000. Ly-Calendar, page
200. $350-$500.
clock, "Utica", ca 1886. Excellent
walnut case is 22" high, very nice
carved sections on the top and on
the sides of the door, and there is
dentil molding around the door
glass. This model is one of the nice
City Series models, made before
all the makers started making
cheaper clocks, those we now call
"kitchen clocks". The wood has
aged and darkened naturally as
well as collecting some smoke. I
suspect the glass has been
replaced. It has nickeled acces-
sories, such as the damascened
pendulum bob, pendulum hanger,
gong base, gong hammer, alarm
ring, and dial rings. The movement
is signed, running smartly, and
strikes hourly on a Cathedral gong.
bell on which it strikes, are both brass. Ly-Seth Thomas #612. $500-$750.
copy of an English skeleton
clock dating back to the 1700's
and 1800's. Those English
skeletons would run one year
and some up to three years. This
clock, although almost identi-
cal, is geared to run only 30
days plus. It is called a 400 day
clock and was made in recent
years. The large top wheel has
Arabic numerals, black on a sil-
ver background. A subsidiary
dial on the left records the
weeks, one on the right shows
the day of the month. The hands
are the moon type. The running
day clocks had 3" mainsprings and were geared differently to run one year
or more. All four barrels are wound in front, and if wound too far will run
off the spools. We have been running this clock for several months with-
out any problem. The brass movement rests on a heavy marble base with-
out being attached. A glass dome covers the clock. $300-$500.
Ithaca ventured out briefly from their bread and butter
calendar clocks, and made a few of these inexpensive
"grandfather" clocks. The movement used in these
clocks was a cheap spring driven Connecticut move-
ment. It strikes an iron coil gong mounted just below the
brass movement. The oak case is 7' 4" tall, complete and
original. It has three brass finials, an original dial
signed, "ITHACA", original pendulum bob and wood
stick, and glasses. In our opinion, the clock is original.
Ly-Longcase Clocks and Standing Regulators, page
296. Books for $1400. Where? $300-$500.
Company made this calendar clock
for Benjamin Franklin and Francis
E. Morse, both of Chicago,
Illinois, ca 1880's. Very few of
these clocks remain today, and the
ones we have sold have all been of
this case style. They had a couple
of other case styles, similar to this
case, but we have never seen one.
This walnut case is 22½" high,
clean and polished, and overall in
excellent condition. It has a great
original glass, dial, hands, pendu-
lum, and movement. The Welch
movement is 8 day and strikes a
coil gong. The unusual calendar
mechanism could be attached to an
dial for the day numerals to show. Ly-Calendar, pages 44-47. $500-$750.