116. $125
“E. N. Welch Mfg. Co. Forestville, Conn.”, rare hanging parlor clock, “The Belle”, ca 1901. Supposedly a Welch clock with this exact label was made in 1890 but I believe that was only a guess. My research tells me Welch copied the Seth Thomas “Eclipse” or Balltop model made in 1900. Markings on the back indicate this clock was made in 1901. The Belle model pictured in Ly-Welch is different from our clock. Did they put the Belle label on more than one case style? Our oak case is about 28 inches tall, has the original glass and all wood case parts. The case has been cleaned of most smoke, still dark in the grooves. The 8-day running movement is time and strike, and sounds hours on a Cathedral gong. It has the alarm feature with alarm ring in the dial, separate alarm movement and brass bell. It has one of Welch’s nice pendulums and two very good labels on the back. I have never seen or sold this model before. It is a very nice and surely very rare clock. Ly-Welch, page 279. $150-$250.
117. $150
Welch, Spring & Co. mantel clock, “Lucca V.P.”, ca 1885.
Polished rosewood case is 24 inches high, dark but clean. All the finials look to be original. I just noticed I did not center them
very well for the picture. It has a great original finial that only shows on one clock in the books. The three glasses are all original,
a complete black label inside on the bottom, and a nickel bell. The two-piece dial is original as are the brass dial rings and the
two piece painted dial. It also has the unique 8-day time and strike movement. Ly-Welch, pages 417-419. $150-$250.
113. $375
“Forestville Manufacturing Co. / J. C. Brown, / Bristol, Connecticut”, round gothic or beehive case with ripple molding, ca 1845. It appears to be completely original, the case, glasses, Brown’s door latch, painted dial, hands, pendulum bob, alarm set ring, alarm movement, alarm brass bell, and the striking coil gong. The label is tattered, missing some in the bottom part, and the 8-day brass movement is original and complete. The 19” case has mahogany veneer, near perfect but for some back edge scrapes and the usual small chink out of the top back edge where they stretched the wood to form the beehive. Nine of ten beehives I have seen have a small fissure on the top back. The ripple is very complex and a style we seldom see. This J. C. Brown model used to fetch from $1000 to $2000 at east coast auctions and EBay if in good condition. Lately they are bringing a little less. Sorry, I failed to put a couple of screws in the movement and gong bases so both slipped down a tad in the picture. $400-$600.
118. $275
Seth Thomas Clock Co. “Chime Clock No. 7”, ca 1914. The 14-inch case has a mahogany finish, gold plated sash, mat, and feet. The one-piece silver dial is coated with black. I thought at first it was badly worn but I believe the black will clean off. The dial is signed by Seth Thomas, has painted numerals, original hands, and a bowed glass. The chime winding arbor is in the edge of the mat, the slow-fast adjuster is just below the hand arbor. The 8-day movement is signed by Seth Thomas and is numbered, “89A”, while the Sonora Chime movement is numbered, “90D”. It has the correct wooden back cover, 4 Sonora Bells, a chime-silent lever on the side, and all other original clock parts. The wood back has three Jeweler labels indicating the sale date of Dec. 24, 1918, and repairs in 1924 and 1928. Ly-Seth Thomas, pages 153. $300-$450.
112. $175
New Haven Clock Co. hanging clock, “Harvard”, ca 1911. Excellent walnut case is 32 inches tall, has a black painted ring around the octagon bezel, and two good glasses. The dial is original, has no paint loss, just slightly soiled, rubbed by too many fingers. The hands, brass pendulum, wood stick, brass bezel, and other clock parts are all original. In addition to the 8-day time and striking movement it has a special Cathedral gong. Note also the very nice label on the case back. Ly-New Haven #614. $200-$350.
119. $200
Ansonia Clock Co. “Crystal Palace No. 3”, ca 1875. Eight-day
movement is signed, “Ansonia Clock Co., Ansonia, Conn. U.S.A.”, and is running strong and striking hours on the bright and shining
nickel bell. The walnut case is 17 ½” high including the glass dome. The walnut wood is excellent, has a factory engraving on the
top of the base that says, “Davies pat’n”. It has very good mirrors, original inner dial, replaced dial ring, and some attached brass
decorations. This is a fine example of the No. 3, and about as good as one could hope to find. Unfortunately the glass dome is cracked,
in the back of course, and was glued nicely, and frankly does not show from the front, BUT it is broken. Ly-Ansonia, pages 96-99.
$250-$350.
120. $250
Ansonia Clock Co. “Crystal Palace No. 1 Extra”, ca 1880. An excellent example and near perfect excepting for slight wear to the paper dial. The dial is signed as is the 8-day time and bell striking movement. The movement is running, as were all the clocks in this fine collection. The pendulum is original of course, as are the two statues, mirror, base, and the extraordinary dial surround which Ansonia only used on a handful of clocks. Most importantly, the old glass dome is original to the clock, however it has a repaired crack on the back. If you turn it around you will have a repair on the front. I have never seen one repaired any better, never the less, it is cracked. The clock, with dome, is 19.5” high, without the dome about 17” high. This one would be in the top 10% of all the Crystal Palaces we have sold if not for the glass. Ly-Ansonia, page 95. $300-$450.
121. $225
“Edison Home Phonograph” ca 1898 or into early 1900’s. There are many rare and valuable models of the Edison phonographs but it will be up to you to decide the value of this model. The serial No. 259430 shows on the makers label with tons of other info. Millions of Edison phonographs were sold but the public soon discovered that the flat discs made by Victor and Columbia had better sound. Cylinder phonographs peaked about 1903 and then the disc machines began to outsell the Edison machines. The black and brass horn is very nice but I am not willing to say it is original to this phonograph. I found these early Edison phonographs were selling or trying to be sold on EBay anywhere from $500 to over $3000. $250-$500.
122. $200
Ansonia Clock Co. statue clock, “Don Juan”, ca 1894. This metal
figure clock was the only statue clock in this huge collection of early American clocks. These old Ansonia statues did not retain
their original finish very well but some enterprising person had a new finish put on this statue. It really looks very nice. The case
is 22 inches high and 20 inches wide, complete and original as best we can tell. The black enameled iron base is clean and shining,
retains good gold in the etched designs, and has very few imperfections. The two-piece porcelain dial is perfect however it does not
have the Ansonia insignia we normally see on their dials. So, is it a new dial? I don’t know. It has the original hands, open escapement,
and beveled glass in the sash. The case is metal except for the two brass side ornaments. The movement runs 8-days, is signed and
running with a correct pendulum and strikes a standing gong on hours and half hours. Ly-Ansonia #466. $250-$500.
123. $250
Welch, Spring & Co. shelf calendar clock, “Arditi”, ca 1885. One of the first calendar clocks this company made using the Gale patented calendar movement. Inside is a nice Gale label with operating instructions. That is the pendulum hanging on the calendar movement in the picture. I forgot to remove it, sorry. The Welch, Spring 8-day upper movement is signed by Welch, is running nicely and striking hours on a coil gong. There are no extra holes around the movements or dial pans. Walnut case is 27” high, there has been no attempt to clean it and it is very dark and crusty, but looks good. There is no case damage or repairs evident. The case design is very nice but void of any applied or carved pieces, just some good jigsaw work and grooved designs over the top and side ornaments. The glass is original, so are both dials and hands. Everything else is old and original. Ly-Welch, page 62. $300-$500.