ca 1911. Solid oak case is very nice, clean
and polished exposing the fine looking
oak grain. It is 35" high; all wood parts are
original as are all the internal parts includ-
ing the beat scale, pendulum ball, wood
stick, large weight, and pulley. The signed
brass one weight movement is running
strong. The dial shows slight aging, large
hands are original, seconds hand is a
replacement, is too long, needs to be
clipped off. Complete label on the back
says the movement runs 8 days, while the
catalogs says the weight model runs 30
days. I tend to go with the label. Ly-New
Haven, page 144. $1000-$1250.
strike, alarm, and it has a repeat function.
Push the button on top and the strike
repeats the same hour is last struck. It
strikes the quarter hours bim-bam, and the
number of hours when the minute hand
reaches 12. Underneath the case is a lever
that silences the quarter hour strike. The
strike is off by 15 minutes, and my mother
taught me not to fool with anything more
complicated than a shower knob. The brass
case is 6.5" high, clean, polished, and has
five beveled glasses, all perfect. Excellent
one piece porcelain dial and three good
hands. The original balance movement is
ticking strong. There are five winding posts
on the back plate and three striking ham-
mers, one for the alarm, one for the hour,
and one for the quarter hours. All hammers
strike the two coil gongs. The movement is signed, "Made In France".
Quite a complicated little clock. $1000-$1500.
fusee bracket clock, ca 1855.
Mahogany veneer case is only
7 inches high, not including the
brass handle that is recessed
into the top, and lifts out for carrying.
There is a glass viewing port on top, like
carriage clocks, and the handle is fitted
around that glass. Ingenious. It has four
glasses, five counting the top glass, and in
that respect the clock could be called a car-
riage clock, not just a bracket clock with a
fusee. All four glasses are Cathedral style,
three are held with putty, the front by a
bronze surround that also frames the silver dial. The dial is the same size as the
glass, and it has etched designs resembling plumes on a crown, and each crown
has the words "Ich Dien" engraved. Ich Dien means "I Serve" in German. The
numerals are etched and the inner dial has etched circular designs. The heavy
duty 8 day movement has solid plates like a bracket clock. It is not signed any-
where, and is very clean and running. The brass pendulum is early but no way
to be sure it is original to the movement. The case, considering its age, is very
good. You will find some edge nicks, and I am sure a tic of veneer glued down,
but basically it is a good straight early clock. $1000-$1500.
1880-1890. Factory stamp on the back indicates
it was made 1892. Nice clean walnut case is 36"
high, complete and original. It has been
cleaned/polished, not refinished, any black
smoke was removed, except in the cracks and
grooves. Inside the case and on the back of the
door and bezel, there is evidence of smoke
remaining, but it is not obtrusive. Brass bob,
weight, beat scale, and dial ring, all have been
polished bright. Three original hands, original
painted dial is signed two places, and there are
a few small paint chips, primarily on the right
side where the fingers touched when turning the
hands, but again, those are not prominent either.
The movement is 8 day, time only, powered by
one brass weight, and is running strong. Most of
the old black and gold label is inside, on the
base, and as usual it is beat all to heck, and is
very ragged looking. The picture reveals a
repair label inside, on the backboard that says it
was repaired for the "Lincoln School" in 1922.
Ly-Seth Thomas, page 276-278. $1500-$2000.
1906.
oak look, good wood grains showing in all
sections. The wood bezel has a layered look,
as it rolls four times outside the brass bezel.
All brass is polished, dial repainted by the
Dial House years ago. Three correct hands,
porcelain beat scale, brass bob, wood stick,
and old winding crank. The wafer weights
that descend down the case sides are stained
to resemble the wood of the case. Movement
is 8 day, time only, and a good runner. The
movement has solid frames, dead beat
escapement, and retaining power. Originally
the clock had a 12" paper dial on the old
metal pan. The paper and pan were so bad
we had the Dial House replace them with a
new paper dial and pan, and they look great.
We had that done in 2002, before we sold
this clock in our July 2003 auction for
$1700. We bought the clock again as part of
broken in the middle because the screw was put down to tight. All original
except where noted, and a very nice clock. Ly-Waterbury #560. $1500-$2000.
/ Shelf Cottage", ca 1874. Excellent 22"
high walnut case, complete, original,
clean, and polished. It has the original
back with an old dealers advertisement
imprinted, correct and original move-
ments inside, coil gong strike, and a cor-
rect nickel pendulum bob, the one with
the correct wire hook. The dial pans are
original, top with new paper, bottom
paper and roller papers are original, and
the hands appear to be correct. We are
living in times of home intrusions, so H.
Hoover etched his SS number on the
movement, assuring him that everyone
would know who the clock belonged to.
I do not think my US Senators, or any-
one else, could get me the name and
address that go with the SS number. Ly-
Calendar #342. $750-$1000.