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Horton's Antique Clocks

24.

$1000

"Eli & Samuel Terry / Made and Sold at

Plymouth, Connecticut", pillar & scroll clock, ca

1824-1827. Eli provid-

ed the facility, Samuel

actually made the

clocks. Like the other

early clocks in this col-

lection he bought original and

nice clocks and restored what-

ever was needed to make it near

perfect. In this case he had a

perfect label, beautiful wood

dial, good 30 hour wood move-

ment, old hands, weights and pendulum, and an

original painted tablet. The tablet was broken but

he liked it and decided to keep it in the case so he

rebacked it with another piece of glass to keep it

from breaking further. The brass finials are not

old but look good on the case. The top, including

scrolls, is original but both scrolls have been bro-

ken and repaired. In fact one needs some veneer

attention now. The base is a puzzle. It does not

seem right and probably isn't but the veneer has

been on the base a long time. If you want this

clock to be a keeper because of the unusual mak-

ers and label, I would have the scrolls and base

attended to by a good cabinet man. $1500-$2500.

27.

$1500

"Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Conn.", 30 hour

miniature alarm timepiece, ca 1830. The interest-

ing case is 26" tall,

m a h o g a n y

veneered on the

front, and curly

maple veneer on

the sides. The

stenciled columns on the

front are ¾ round and the

columns on the back are ¼

round. The stenciling on the

columns and splat is origi-

nal, although dark. The

door has a working key

lock with key. The original

dial is wonderful with gold painted corners. The

brass finials are miniature size but cannot swear

they are original although I believe they are. The

hands, iron weights, iron bell, and pendulum all

look fine and could be original. The paper label is

excellent and the wood movement is original to

the case. You almost never see this model with

the original calendar set hand, and this clock is no

exception. Both glasses are held in place with the

original putty, the top glass has a crack across the

top. The carved feet are outstanding. The splat

has a break at the eagle's neck, glued back in

place. I would not hang the weights unless I

changed the weight cords and inspected the wood

movement thoroughly. We checked auctions for

the past 8-10 years and found about six sales of

the Hoadley miniature alarm clocks similar to

this one, and see that they have sold in the $2000-

$3000 range depending on condition. None had

the alarm set hand, finials, or original glasses. Ly-

American Clocks, Volume 3, pages 72-73 pic-

tures the clock, movement, label, etc. $2000-

$2500.

28.

$1500

Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Conn. carved column

and splat shelf clock, ca 1833. It is the Franklin

or "Time is

Money" style

case

with

Hoadley's orig-

inal "Upside

Down" short

drop, 30 hour wood

movement. It has a

beautifully carved splat,

columns, and feet. It has

the original painted

tabled but the top glass

was replaced and new

putty applied, many

years ago. The wood

dial is superb, it has correct hands, old iron

weights, pendulum bob, and the label is com-

plete. The mahogany veneered case is very nice

with an old finish. One piece of veneer missing

on the left side return. It stands 29" tall. The door

has a knob and an original door lock and key.

Good examples have been selling at auctions

upwards of $2000, particularly the carved cases.

$1500-$2000.

23.

$2000

"Asa Munger & Co. / Auburn, N.Y.", ca 1833.

Munger made high grade 8 day brass movement

clocks using prison

labor at the Auburn

State Prison. Clocks

were numbered proba-

bly for accounting rea-

sons for they had a 3

year contract with the New York

Prison System. This clock is

numbered "1834". Numbers

from 203 up to 2877 have been

reported. This triple decker case

is 39" tall, has differing shades

and grains of veneer, carved top,

carved half columns, and carved feet. It has been

lavishly restored, clean and polished, patched and

repaired as needed. I say that but I don't actually

see any repairs. There are the usual nicks and bruis-

es on the corners and edges but hardly noticeable.

There are glass door knobs on both doors, a mirror

in the bottom door that is no doubt a replacement.

We have seen doors with two glasses and some

with one glass like this clock. Upper glass has

reverse painted designs. Each side of the dial,

above the carved half columns, are light colored

painted wood designs that are covered with glass.

The entire backboard is covered with wallpaper.

Two sets of wood pulleys, compounded at the top

to hold the large and heavy iron weights. Complete

paper label inside. The painted dial is signed,

"Warranted By Asa Munger & Co. Auburn, N-Y".

Brass movement runs 8 days and strikes a bell

mounted above the movement. The hands are prop-

er but the flying eagle pendulum did not make it to

us with the clock. You can buy a proper pendulum

on Ebay or from supply houses. Munger was only

active in the business from May thru November

1833 when this clock was made. He turned over the

business to Hotchkiss & Benedict who made

clocks in Munger's name until 1937. This style

clock generally sells between $3000 and $4000 at

auction. $2500-$3500.

25.

$2500

Seth Thomas / Plymouth, Conn.", Off-Center

Pillar & Scroll, ca 1820.

30 hour wood

works time and

strike movement

is in excellent

condition. I did

not hang the old iron

weights to run the move-

ment. I do not wish to

destroy the 200 year old

wood works. The four

wheel train, strap move-

ment, uses the backboard

of the case as the back

plate of the movement.

The old wood pulleys

appear to be original, so are the iron bell, pendu-

lum, wind crank, hands, wood dial and brass

finials. The wood dial is very nice, the label has

some paper loss but the important parts are pre-

sent. It would appear that both glasses are

replacements. The base and the scrolls have been

well restored, strengthened, and new parts made

where needed. You will notice a small piece of

one scroll tip is missing. It is in the case, I chose

not to glue it on for the picture. There is a work-

ing lock in the door, with a key but you will

notice the escutcheon is missing. This is a very

rare early American clock that needs very little

additional restoration to make it a keeper. Our

collectors health declined rapidly and he did not

get a chance to finish a lot of restorations on his

clocks that he had started. I know he paid a lot

more than our minimum when he bought the

clock. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 659. Ly's Price

Guide shows the value of the Off-Center clock at

$7500 if all original. $3000-$5000.

26.

$2000

E. Howard & Co. Boston, "Regulator No. 10",

figure 8-reissue. This clock was from the Gerald

& Peggy Keith collection of

very fine clocks. This was

bought by the Keith's by

advance subscription when

only 500 of the clocks were

made and offered only to

NAWCC members. They

were sold and delivered in

1976. The serial number of

this clock is 324. It is a one

owner clock and although

now over 35 years old, is per-

fect. The movement is 8 day,

time only, and weight driven.

It is properly signed and

stamped everywhere just as all

the originals were. It is a wal-

nut case, 33" high, with prop-

er door latch, glasses, dial,

and hands, all identical to an original c 1880

Howard figure 8. This model has been sold at

several auctions, always bringing from $2500 to

$3500. We have seen the original No.10's sell at

northeast auctions for up to $15,000. No wonder

these reproductions are so poplar. They don't

come any nicer than this one. $2500-$3500.