129. $125
“Patent Clocks, Invented By / Eli Terry / Made and Sold at, / Plymouth, Connecticut / by /Seth Thomas.”. This is an early 30-hour stenciled quarter column and splat mantel clock, ca 1830. It is a very nice-looking clock, has good veneer as all of this collectors clocks has. The putty around the top glass is not original, and the bottom mirror is old but who knows if either glass is original to the case. Perhaps they removed both to refinish the case. The entire label remains on the backboard. The 35-inch-high mahogany veneered case is complete and the stenciled columns and stenciled splat are all very good. The wood dial is very nice but has had 2-3 chips painted over and hands are period. The 30-hour wood movement is operable but you should check the cords before hanging the pair of early iron weights. It has a new brass bob, old winding crank, door lock, key, and ivory escutcheon.
131. $550
Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co. “Regulator No. 14”, ca 1901. The medium oak case is 50 inches
high, clean, polished, brass and nickel accessories have been polished, and overall it is very nice. It is all original including
the wood parts, but has had some restoration on the top molding. The center and left side moldings are original but the right-side
molding is a replacement and does not have the etched designs seen on the other sections. The 8-day time only, one weight movement,
dial, hands, pulley, pendulum ball, wood stick, brass beat scale, winding crank, and a brass weight, all appear to be original or
period. The clean, running, brass movement has retaining power and dead-beat escapement. This is a very nice straight
clock except where noted. The case has some unusual moldings, applied wood pieces, and other fine cabinet work. Ly-Gilbert #359. $750-$1000.
128. $125
“Jeromes & Darrow, / Bristol, Conn.”, shelf clock, ca 1828-1833. Chauncey Jerome made the
cases, Nobel Jerome made the movements, and Elijah Darrow made the tablets. This simple mahogany veneered case is 33 inches high,
has been restored and now in good condition inside and out. Both glasses are old but not necessarily original to this case. The top
glass is original, the bottom painted glass may have come from another clock, I cannot say for sure. The stenciling on the half columns
is super nice, but not hardly as nice on the splat. The splat has a small chip off on the top. It has a great wood dial and hands.
Some writing on the back of the dial says, “Rebuilt & Refinished May 1928 C.A.F.” Another notation says restored 1968. There
is a very good label, a correct 30-hour wood movement, old hands, iron bell, weight cords, old brass pendulum, and a pair of old iron
weights. On the door is an ivory escutcheon and working door lock. They don’t get much nicer than this one. $300-$500.
132. $650
Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co. “Amphion”, ca 1885. This clock has the balls on the top ornament,
spaces between the side glasses and the door, small attached wood blocks on the sides, and all other ornaments found on the examples
pictured by the Gilbert catalogs and Ly-Gilbert. Walnut case is 25” high, loads of style, carvings and many other types of wood
work. Original finish on the case, apparently have not been cleaned to remove the smoke, only polished when needed. The paper dial
is new and the hands look to be original. Cut glass mirror panels in sides and base. Fancy pendulum bob with cut glass in the center,
lyre hanger, and leaves above the bob. Movement is 8-day time and strike. The movement is signed, running and striking a Cathedral
gong. Door glass shows birds and other outdoor scenes. The door glass is near perfect as are the three cut glass panels. Ly-Gilbert,
page 293. $750-$1000.
127. $100
“Riley Whiting / Winchester, Conn.”. column and splat shelf clock with wood movement, ca 1830. Large label reads, in part, “Modern Improved Clocks Made and Sold by Riley Whiting / Winchester, Conn. / And Cased By / Wm. A. Whiting & Co. / Buffalo, N.Y.”. Wm. was a first cousin once removed of Riley. The mahogany veneered case is dark, has stenciled half columns and splat. I believe the stenciling would show better if the case was cleaned. The chimneys and returns are good; in fact, all the wood parts are good. The case is 35 inches tall, both glasses are old and the door latches on the right side. Beautiful dial, period hands, pendulum, pair of old iron weights, and an iron bell complete the clock. $150-$300.
133. $250
“Waterbury Clock Company, Waterbury, Conn.”, hanging clock, “Study No. 12”, ca 1893. Waterbury
made 12 models of the “Study”, this being the last. If you research the Study clocks you will see that they changed weights and finials
from year to year and evidently did not make many of any of the 12 models. I looked back over a 15-year period and saw that I had
only sold 2 Study models. This oak case is 24 ˝ inches high with pendulum hung and 18 ˝ without the pendulum. The weights, chains,
brass pendulum ball, wood stick, all the brass case ornaments, balls on top, bezel, painted metal dial, and hands are all original
and correct for this model. There are two nice, complete labels on the back. It has an 8-day time and striking movement that is functioning
properly. Ly-Waterbury #739. $300-$500.
