234. $95
Seth Thomas Clock Co. a City Series clock, “Victoria”, ca 1880.
Rosewood veneered case is 18” high and the veneer is good all over. Gold around the glass has been enhanced. Old black label inside
has taken a beating but and is very dark but all there. Nickel bell, nickel pendulum stick, and brass bob and dial rings. It has a
very nice signed dial and correct pair of hands. The brass bob is one of their later models. The 8-day movement is running and striking
the Cathedral bell on the hours. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 211. $100-$150.
235. $65
E. Ingraham & Co. wood cased mantel clock, “Garnet”, ca 1886.
The walnut case is 20 inches tall, complete and all original. On the base, inside the case is inscribed in the wood the Ingraham name
and address. The two-piece dial is not signed but it looks old. The hands, signed gong base, coil gong, pendulum and door glass all
look correct and original. The movement runs 8-days and strikes half hours and hours on the Cathedral gong. Ly-Ingraham #911. $75-$150.
236. $95
E. N. Welch wood mantel clock, ca 1880. Welch made this clock
for the Fowler Mfg Co. Limited, with offices in New York City. Welch made clocks for many different companies’s to be used as awards
for salesmen or prizes for customers. Fowler was one such company. Identical clocks with labels are pictured in Ly-Welch, pages 404-405.
The walnut case is23 inches tall and is complete and in good original condition. The painted tablet is still good. Our clock, plus
those in Ly-Welch, have an alarm movement and brass bell. The pendulum, gong, brass dial rings, and 8-day movement are all original
to the clock. It is running and striking the gong on half hours and hours. $100-$150.
237. $75
“E. N. Welch Mfg. Co. Forestville, Conn.”, wood cased mantel clock,
“Assortment A, No. 5”, ca 1900. By this date clock companies were producing zillions of cheap mantel clocks in oak and walnut, each
trying to outsell the others. Sound familiar? Cases were cut with a jig saw, with etched designs and applied wood or metal ornaments.
Alarms or gongs cost more. This walnut case is almost 23 inches tall, all original and complete including the original glass, dial,
hands, pendulum, alarm movement, gong and bell. There is no label. Ly-Welch #1314. $100-$150.
238. $65
Ansonia Clock Co. wood cased mantel clock, “K Assortment, Kensico”,
ca 1901. This walnut case is almost 23 inches tall, all original and complete including the glass, pendulum, signed gong base, signed
original dial, and 8-day movement that is running and striking half hours on the gong. The case is dark, but very clean. Some of the
designs on the class are missing and there is no label. Ly-Ansonia #1911. $75-$125.
239. $100
Waterbury Clock Co. wood cased mantel clock with calendar, Thermometer,
and Barometer, named, “Combine, Calendar”, ca 1891. They also made this model without a calendar but it still had the thermometer
and barometer at the bottom. The named it, “Combine”. The very nice walnut case is 22 inches tall, has the original glass, pendulum,
gong, and 8-day time and striking movement. The paper dial is a replacement. There are matching wood trim pieces on the bottom ornaments
to replace the missing barometer and thermometer. It takes an expert eye to catch the replacement for they were professionally made
and stained perfectly to match. Not that it matters one hoot but I much prefer the way it looks now without the cheap appliances Waterbury
placed there. Ly-Waterbury #256. $125-$200.
240. $125
Seth Thomas Clock Co. City Series mantel clock, “Atlanta”, ca
1886. Rosewood and walnut veneer case is 19 ½” high, original finish is polished, now only a little darkened with crazed finish but
still extremely nice with near perfect gold striping and banding around the case front edges, and the gold is still very bright. This
clock is all original including the glass, pendulum, nickel gong, nickel dial rings, and two piece signed dial. There is a complete
black label inside on the base but it is very dark. The doorknob, gong and movement are original and correct. Movement is 8-day,
running, and striking the Cathedral bell on the hours. One of the best Atlanta models I have ever offered for sale. Ly-Seth Thomas
#508. $150-$250.
241. $110
F. Kroeber, New York, mantel clock, “Chief”, ca 1881. There is
a complete label on the back designating this clock as the, “Eight-day Chief”. The 21-inch-high walnut case is clean and polished,
has grooved and etched designs over the entire case and a carved ornament on the top. This model was modified several times in the
factory with the tiny round balls placed differently around the case top. The pendulum is correct, the glass is original and excellent,
it has a signed gong base with wire gong and nickel dial rings. In the bottom are a signed beat scale and a small drawer on the base
with a fancy pull knob. The 8-day movement is running and striking hours on the gong. Ly-Kroeber, page 282. $125-$200.
