replacement. There are always old
holes around the dial and you don't
dials, but why bother. The 8 day
an old weight and the correct pendu-
but no label on the base. The move-
most bracket clocks we sell that are made in the mid to
late 1800's, this clock is very early,
made and signed by, "Hamley /
London". He made bracket clocks
about 1790 at Newcastle St.,
Strand, London, England, and
verified in Britten's book, "Old
Clocks and Watches and Their
Makers", Seventh Edition, page
395. This mahogany case is 16"
high, nice and clean all over, has
grooved designs on the front, rip-
ple molding all around the base,
brass handles on the sides, and cathedral win-
dows covered with brass screens and cloth. Bowed
glass over the painted metal dial, good early hands and
good paint on the dial although the numerals have been
relined. Brass bezel in front is key lock, as is the full
back door. The back door is wood trim around a large
glass. Large brass pendulum has a lock down feature,
large brass bell is signed, "4", we assume original, not
sure. The 8 day brass movement is signed, "Hamley /
London", and has no other marks or serial number. It is
running and striking properly. Pull cord outside the case
to advance the strike. This is a very rare, very nice,
early double fusee clock. $2000-$3000.
very many General's, thankfully, because we do not have
hands, and the 18" dial pan with the
very good original paper dial. The dial
dulum bob and stick, and the beat scale.
have been owned by a female for it does not have those
problems. Ly-Ansonia, pages 180-181. $4500-$5000.
Mahogany case is 36" high, clean, polished, and all orig-
inal. Somehow it escaped the smoky
atmosphere and remained relative free
of the black stains. From the looks of
the back and inside it was not abused
or moved about. Excellent painted dial
is signed, there is no paint loss, or fad-
ing, and the hands are correct. Signed 8
day brass movement is in very good con-
dition and running. The brass bob has
been polished, brass weight was not,
correct brass beat scale and pulley.
Good original glasses, door lock, and
most of the old paper label inside on the
bottom. Way better than the average
number two we see but you will notice
the usual bumps on the round bezel. Ly-Seth Thomas,
pages 276-277. $1250-$1500.
No.5", ca 1884. The case is very nice, clean, polished,
out anything specifically. The
done. The ornate trim top and
bottom is identical to the origi-
nal clocks so we assume all are
correct on our case. The calen-
dar movement is missing. We
could find the right movement
but our storage is tight and this
a company in California sells
ments for this model and the
have the pendulum, weight, upper hands, two dials, and
keys for both doors. A special key opens the little door
on the base. That door has a glass for viewing the pen-
dulum ball. We probably have sold fewer than a half
dozen of this model over the years, the last two brought
over $10,000 plus the premium. Ly-Calendar #606; Ly-
Seth Thomas, page 94. $7500-$9000.
tion and has had only three owners since
it was made over 125 years ago. It has
the original crazed finish, and all case
parts and internal parts are original and
all came from the factory together. You
untouched clock, here it is. The clock
Pa. The bank was razed in the 1960's and
hung in his shop until 1973 when it was
purchased by its present owner. The dial
dials, but certainly not bad enough to
it went over $10,000. One was for sale here in
Lexington last fall by a non clock person for $5000, it
had no weight, and a wrong movement and dial. We
handle thousands of clocks and will say you will never
find any big clock more original than this one. Ly-Seth
Thomas, pages 298-299. $6500-$9000.
America's most poplar clock, made from the 1870's
thru the 1930's, and later repro-
duced by ST in the 1970's. The
same basic clock was made but
some had slight variations, for
instance, this one had the little but-
tons on the base. They did that only
a few years. This clock is 36" tall,
oak veneered, cleaned of the smoke
and grunge, needs only some polish
to cheer up the wood. Look hard
you may find a small veneer chip or
so, but basically a good sound
clock. Unusual to see a dama-
scened brass pendulum bob, also a
proper weight, beat scale, pulley,
and 8 day brass movement, all orig-
inal to the case. Painted dial is
signed, correct hands, dial has a
few paint flakes and shows evi-
dence of more flaking down the road. Ly-Seth Thomas,
pages 276-277. $1250-$1500.
"Amphion", ca 1885. This rare and unusual shelf clock
pendulum was a special one
glass that is also one of George Owens special glasses,
his pendulum, and the usual Cathedral gong and 8 day
movement. It is running and striking properly. The only
knock on the clock is a replaced paper dial and new
holes in the dial pan put there by a lazy repairman
rather than close the enlarged holes in the wood. Extra
putty has been installed around the three special mirror
glasses to make sure they do not fall out and get broken.
The last Amphion we sold brought almost $2300. Ly-
Gilbert, page 293. $1500-$2000.
1875, per the catalogs. On the label there are 2-3 dates
but I believe the date it was put in operation was 1880.
The label has had some water stains,
but still mostly legible. Some prove-
nance repair labels by the factory
label. Oak clocks are not my
favorites but I have been tempted to
keep this one a while. The oak grain
is just outstanding, flowing in
numerous directions and matched
skillfully by the craftsmen who
assembled the case. It surely has
been cleaned and polished some
but there is no smoke inside the
case or in the crevices on the out-
side. I know it has not been refin-
ished, scrubbed with a brush, etc. for
it is just too nice. There is some
veneer chipped or rubbed off mostly on
the right side, but they were blended and stained per-
fectly to match the other wood. You have to be a wood
expert to detect any missing veneer. The painted dials
are extra nice, have no chips except around the screws.
I pondered on the dials a long time debating whether
they were repainted, but I have decided they are origi-
nal. Other collectors have examined it and agreed with
me. The hands are correct, so is the weight, pendulum
bob, and special pendulum hanger. The calendar roller
papers are dark, and that is the only hint of smoke. I still
do not think they are dark from smoke, but only age.
Gracious, the clock is at least 130 years old. The 8 day
movement is time only, not signed, but original to the
case, and the calendar parts are all original to the clock.
Someone buy it and put me out of my misery. Ly-
Calendar, pages 246-247; Ly-Seth Thomas, page 90.
The clock books at $5000 and more, we have been sell-
ing them for $3000-$4000.