Two years ago we sent this clock to a factory overseas to have
duplicated. After many months of planning, engineering, obtaining
tools from several countries to make the precision movements,
making and painting the dials exactly like the original, buying sea-
soned mahogany from Africa, constructing the cases to be identi-
cal to our original, including the carved parts, we have finally
received the first completed clock plus our original. Over the many
months that have elapsed many manufacturing problems occurred
that had to be worked thru, i.e. finding someone to make the
thumbprint jars, dials, hands, and movements. We were most con-
cerned about the quality of the wood cases and the finish on the
mahogany wood. We were pleasantly surprised when we saw that
they are identical to the samples we sent them.

When we began this project my intention was to help my family,
some friends, and long time customers, obtain a clock that anyone
would love hang in their homes, at a price far below what the orig-
inal pre 1890 clocks would cost. We have seen similar clocks sell
in excess of $50,000.

We only had 30 made, 20 mahogany, 10 oak. The first ten will
arrive in 2-6 weeks. The clocks are finished but they want to run
them at least 2 weeks at the factory, to make sure there are no
kinks, before putting them on the airplane to Lexington, Kentucky.

Two years ago I thought I could make these clocks and sell them
for $5000 to $6000. There have been a lot of problems since we
started the project. One example is locating the right seasoned
woods, which they had to get from another continent. Then they
had to get precision tools from England to make the movements,
on and on the problems went. The company making the clocks
kept asking me to cut a corner here, make a change there, and my
answer was always, no. I said they must be identical to my 1890
example I sent them to copy. I believe we now have an excellent
product, and one I feel comfortable pricing at $9500.

The clocks will not be sold in our normal silent auction process,
but separately, first come, first served. I may only get the first ten
this year, or I may get all 30, depending on how fast they go out.
Storage will be a huge problem for they are big. If we move the
first ten out quickly I will have another ten sent.

Some buyers may want to inspect the clock before parting with the
money. We will have at least one hanging in my office for you to
inspect. Unless we sell the original quickly, it will be hanging
alongside the new one.

You can call, or email, if you want one of the clocks and we will
hold it. You can pick it up in Lexington, or we can arrange long
distance delivery by one of the haulers we use or we can ship them
UPS or FedEx. They come to us in wood crates so we will use the
same crates to ship to you.