TERMS AND CONDITIONS

First time internet bidders who are not known to us will be required to furnish certain information

before bids will be accepted. The reason is, there are folks in the deserts of Africa, and the
ice fields of Antarctica, who have nothing better to do than play on the internet and try to make
us think they are legitimate clock buyers. All we ask from new internet bidders is:
Name
Address
Phone and fax number
Bank name and address or
A credit card number

Other first time bidders may be asked for similar information if they are not known to us or we
cannot verify their authenticity by a telephone call. It is a little discouraging when some nut is
the high bidder for a nice clock and their name, address, and phone number are fictitious. Yes,
there are people who do that.

Buyers are required to pay for packing, shipping charges, and insurance. At the buyer's request
we will transport their items to a reputable shipper. The shipping company's have hundreds of
regular customers, besides Horton's, so our buyers must wait their turn for their items to be
shipped. Normally all our clocks are shipped within 30 days after the end of the auction.

In the event your item is damaged in shipment, follow these simple instructions. Keep the box,
the damaged item, and all packing and materials intact. Call the company that delivered the pack-
age, normally UPS or FedEx, and advise them of the damage. They will send an inspector to
check the box and packing, and give you instructions on how to proceed with your claim. You
can call the shipper in Lexington but they will tell you the same thing. You would be amazed at
the number of buyers who throw away keys and pendulums with packing materials. I have had
customers throw away clocks with the packing materials. Any clock can be shipped anywhere in
the world. Joe Brewer delivers clocks east of the Mississippi, especially to the east coast. We
have names of other haulers who go coast to coast, call us for their names and phone numbers.

Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. "Box Skeleton", ca 1898. This clock was found in the attic
of a clock repair shop. The repair ticket indicated it had been in the shop over 40 years
and the original owner/family was nowhere to be found. We acquired the clock from the
repair shop owner's family after he passed. The movement and case were dusty/dirty and
the roller papers were dark and brittle. We sent the clock to Joel Warren who cleaned the
case and movement, installed new calendar papers, and made sure the clock was in tip
top condition. Joel told us this clock is 100% original and the box skeletons came with
several different top ornaments and that this one is correct and original. I asked him if it
was supposed to have a label on the base of the clock and he said two thirds of the box
skeletons in the Ithaca museum do not have a label. This box is their standard box, wal-
nut with ebony trim, and stands a little over 22" high. The clock frame is nickeled, move-
ment is 8 day time and strike, and runs and strikes and the calendar changes perfectly. It
strikes a nickel bell above the movement. The silver cast iron dials have black numerals,
still with very good paint. Pin push door locks top and bottom, both intact and working.
We have sold only two Box Skeletons previously, $23,200 in the July 2003 auction, and
$22,100 in the July 2006 auction. Ly-Calendar, page 148; Millers "Calendar Clocks",
page 53. $15,000-$20,000.