1881. This is a very nice 15.5" high rosewood veneered
Brass door knob, brass pendulum,
ment is an 8 day runner, striking the
dial, hands, and two good glasses in
door mahogany veneered case is 30" high, has two
good glasses, two original door
knob/latches, and generally good
veneer all over. There have been
some veneer repairs, all well
made, no big boo boo's jumping
out at you. A case you can live
with. If it were perfect we would
be asking considerable more
money. Large brass movement is
signed, "E. N. Welch / Forestville,
CT / U.S.A.", and the patent date is
also stamped. Very good painted
dial, old hands, pair of 8 day iron
weights, old pendulum bob, wind
crank, coil gong, and an alarm movement with a brass
bell. A very decent early OG weight clock with two
unusual features, the alarm and the two doors. Ly-
Welch, pages 171-172. $300-$500.
Manufacturing Company", ca 1842-1849. Brown was
name. This is a plain steeple case,
mahogany veneered, standing 20"
high. Has some ragged veneer on
good condition. Original tablet has
in the center, old top glass, Browns
a couple of chips touched up, and a
ished, and the 8 day brass movement is signed with the
Forestville name. Wind this clock and you do not have
to worry about a fusee movement going haywire or a
wagon spring exploding. This is just a plain, but very
nice, J. C. Brown clock. Everyone should own one J. C.
Brown clock. $250-$500.
Calendar", ca 1891. Waterbury made this model sever-
al ways, a hanging model, shelf without a calendar, and
this model with calendar, thermometer,
and barometer. The walnut case is 22"
high, clean, complete and original
wood parts. The thermometer and
barometer are replacements but I
doubt most collectors would
know. All the metal parts are
clean and have been polished. The
glass, dial, hands, and special pen-
dulum, are all original stock. The
nickeled pendulum has the
slow/fast needle indicator. The 8
day movement is signed, running,
and striking on a Cathedral gong.
On the back are two good labels.
Ly-Waterbury #256. $250-$400.
the original zinc dial of this early 30 hour steeple clock.
es, door latch, and the brass move-
Ultsch and Cowan, pages 46-48. $250-$350.
it appears to be mahogany and is 12" in
diameter. The wood dial is excellent and
is covered by a bowed glass in a brass
sash. Original hands, pendulum bob and
32" wire rod, and pair of old chains.
Wood plates, wheels are brass but wood
pinions on each side of the wheels. Bell on
top, weights are near the type we see on many
wags, but they may not be exact mates. We did
not attempt to run the clock. Nice example of
the early Dial or Shield clock. $150-$250.
Drop", ca 1909. Exceptionally nice 24" high case that
glass. There is a new paper cal-
endar dial on the old pan, good
The company called the wood on this case, "veneered".
Evidently they used any veneer they
had around the shop. It appears to be
mahogany veneer but I am not posi-
tive. There are varying shades of
veneer but from the same log. The
case is 32" high, gold around the
lower glass, glasses original, top door
hinged on the top. That is unusual. Two
good labels on the back, authentic
Waterbury pendulum ball but stick is a
replacement. Signed 8 day, time only,
movement is complete and functional.
Signed beat scale, correct hands, and
signed dial. The dial has the original paint
and is in very nice condition. A very nice inexpensive
wall clock. You will not have to stop it when company
comes. Ly-Waterbury #687. Booked over $600 several
years ago. $250-$400.
rosewood veneered case, standing 32.5" high and near
all very similar to #549. This dial is signed, "Ch Krieg
#549, wood plates, brass wheels, wood
pinions each side of the wheels. Bell on
top, old chains, wire pendulum rod, but
1890. Clean, complete, and original, walnut case is
21.75" tall, and has an excellent original
glass. The dial pan came with the
clock but has a replaced paper
dial, correct hands, and very
nice nickeled pendulum bob with
slow/fast indicator. This clock
has a separate alarm movement
that rings on a shining nickeled
bell. The clock movement is
signed, and strikes half hours on a
Cathedral gong that is attached to
the nickeled bell. The 8 day
movement is running, striking,
and alarming. All the metal
parts have been polished.
There is a partial label on the
back. Ly-Waterbury #1708. $150-$250.
The Improvement of Bushing The
Pivots With Ivory / Arranged And
Manufactured By / Silas Hoadley, /
Plymouth, Conn.". Complete paper
label covers over half of the back-
board. The label is covered with
plastic to protect it. Bottom painted
glass is original, some paint loss.
Two upper glasses are replacements.
Very nice wood dial, correct hands,
pair of iron weights, brass bob, and
iron bell on top of the 30 hour move-
ment. You can decide by examining
the side picture of the movement if it
is correct for this case, although to
me it appears to be. I did not hang
the weights to the wood movement but I believe it
would run if I did. 36" high mahogany veneered case is
not a cream puff, some veneer chips, but it is complete.
Columns and splat have decent original stenciling. The
door has an ivory escutcheon with key lock, but no key.
Provenance inside the clock indicates the owner paid
$1300 for this clock Nov.1980. $200-$300.