292. $125
Seth Thomas ships clock, “Engine Lever”, ca 1900. The nickel
case is 7 inches in diameter, flanged front and back, hinged bezel with clip fastener. The dial is 5 inches, has three original hands.
Movement is 8-day time only. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 776. $150-$250.
293. $135
Seth Thomas ships clock, “Lever No. 4”, ca 1938. This is the
smallest of all the ships clocks. It is in a brass case, 5 ¾ inches in diameter, 4-inch etched silver plated dial. It has an 8-day,
7 jeweled lever time movement. Polished brass case with back flange drilled for screws to attach to a wall. Screw type moisture proof
bezel. Movement has compensated balance and Breguet hairspring. Ly-Seth Thomas #2661. $150-$250.
294. $75
New Haven Clock Co. carriage clock in a mahogany case standing
6 inches high. There is a beveled glass over the porcelain dial. The dial and movement are signed. On top is a brass handle, on the
back is a brass door latch and underneath is a brass bell that sounds the half hours and hours. It runs and stops, no doubt needs
oil. Came from a long dormant collection. Not pictured in Ly-New Haven. $100-$200.
295. $350
Seth Thomas “Ship’s Bell”, ca 1920. It has the factory date stamp
on the backboard. The ships clocks with a bell attached are very rare and we have seldom had one for sale. The brass case is 11 inches
tall, very clean and polished. It has a hinged bezel. The Seth Thomas catalog says this model has only a one day movement. I did not
test it for running but it does strike ships bells on the half hour and hour. The silver dial is signed, has three original hands
and overall is in excellent condition. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 758. $400-$600.
296. $1250
French double carriage clock in original carrying case, ca 1895.
Item has four functions, clock, barometer, thermometer, and compass. Dial is signed, “Made In Paris”, case signed on the top, “M.S.S.
August 20th 1895”. All functions are operating properly. The brass case is 7 inches wide and 6.5 inches high. The leather carrying
case has been carried a few too many times. In need of gluing or stitching or whatever you do to them. There is beveled glass over
the clock, barometer, compass on top, and the movement platform viewing port on top. The back has doors with knobs over both the movement
and the barometer. On the four corners are full round columns and four bun feet underneath. The original winding key is in the leather
carrying case. I cannot find where another double carriage has been sold in the US. $1500-$2000.
297. $900
French multi-functional carriage clock, ca 1980. Movement is
signed, “Made In France / Eleven Jewels”. Made by L’Epee a French company that was the inventor of the platform escapement for carriage
clocks and have exported clocks worldwide. It was one of the few French clockmaking companies that survived WW II. This is a rather
large case, with a bronze finish, standing almost 8 inches tall with handle up. It has five beveled glasses, repeat button on top,
and four round columns on the corners. The porcelain dial shows Roman numeral hours, Arabic minutes, and three dials on the bottom,
days of the week, hours of the day for alarm function, and days of the month. It is running, but is new in the original box, probably
never put to running before. I don’t know if they come from the factory with oil in the pivots or not. It would not hurt to oil the
movement. $1000-$1500.
