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119.       $50

E. N. Welch Mfg. Co. “OG No. 2”, ca 1883. Two tone mahogany veneer used on this 26” high early case. It has some faults, of which veneer is not one. There is a small hauling scrape and chip, nothing serious. The bottom glass is original, there are OG weights and a pendulum bob. Excellent label, good painted metal dial, coil gong, and the original brass OG 30-hour movement. The top glass, door knob, and other case parts also appear to be original. A nice clock, back in the day I would have driven 200 miles just to bid on the clock at auction. Ly-Welch #373. $50-$100.

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120.      $50

“George Mitchell, Bristol, Connecticut”, column and splat, case only, ca 1821, more or less. The mahogany veneered case is 31 ½ inches tall, door latches on the right side, top glass original, bottom a replacement, and a mighty nice one. There is decent stenciling on the half columns and splat. Complete label inside, and that is all. I see a post on top where the bell would have been. Does that mean it was a Groaner or Looking Glass clock? Nice case, we probably sold a movement in the July 2017 auction that went with this case. $75-$150.

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118.      $175

“Birge, Mallory & Co. / Bristol, Conn.”, eight-day large OG case, ca 1835. Notations in the case say it was bought in North Lime, Ohio in 1844. History of the clock from then forward for cleanings and repairs. The 32-inch-high rosewood veneered case is very nice, just a little dark. I tried to lighten the picture so you could see the nice graining. I believe both glasses are original, there are two wood door knob/latches.  Most of the old label remains on the backboard except where the large weights played havoc, usually when transporting the clock with the weights still inside. There is a pair of large iron weights, coil gong, old pendulum bob, clean wood dial but apparently cleaned with liquid so it lightened the paint. The strap brass 8-day movement has weight cords and appears to be operational. $200-$350.

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117.       $75

“Henry Terry / Plymouth, Conn.”, weight driven 30-hour column and splat clock, ca 1840’s. Tom Spittler reported in his book, “American Clockmakers & Watchmakers” that Henry funded his brother Silas B. Terry’s financially troubled clock business and that Silas “made some interesting clocks with the label of Henry Terry”. This is probably one of those “interesting” weight driven clocks. The mahogany veneered case is 31 inches high, has two replaced glasses, brass escutcheon with lock, no key. There is a lot of label inside but has some loss. The wood dial has stretch marks, there is a pair of old 30-hour iron weights, pair of old hands, coil gong, new brass bob, and a 30-hour time and striking brass movement. The half columns have good stenciling and the splat is painted black.  $100-$200.

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115.       $50

“New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn.”, OG case, 30-hour movement, ca 1856. Rosewood veneered case is 26 inches tall, good veneer all over with a couple of edge or corner nicks. Glasses are original, same with the door latch, excellent paper label, old iron weights, pendulum and key, hands a mixture, dial good except at the bottom, and the signed 30-hour brass movement in running condition. $50-$100.

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116.      $50

“Elisha Manross, Bristol, Conn.”, 30-hour OG clock, ca 1843. The mahogany veneered case is 26 inches tall, has two original glasses and door latch. The painted glass is developing some paint loss. The case had a heavy coat of varnish at some time, now peeling off giving the impression it is the veneer. There are a couple of veneer chips. Inside is a complete label, coil gong, pendulum, period hands, good wood dial, and the 30-hour brass movement. $50-$100.

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