Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Conn. short transition clock, C. 1826.
Hoadley either had Eli Terry's permission to use this type 4.1 movement, or may have considered Terry's patents invalid. This movement has ivory bushings, so stated on the full label in the case. It reads: "CLOCKS, Arranged and Manufactured by Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Conn. With the improvement of bushing the pivots with Ivory. Warranted To Keep Good Time If Well Used." This short mahogany veneer case is only 25" high, stenciled quarter columns, reverse painted glass on top reads, "UNION MUST BE PRESERVED". The top of the door has a factory stamped, "150". The top of the case body is also stamped "150". The veneer is sound except for the top and base flat boards. As veneering goes this should be the easiest to do. Good ivory escutcheon and key lock. The movement runs very quiet and without effort, striking properly also. Some repairs on top, chimneys and returns may have some new wood. The top glass is missing; bottom glass has a quart of black paint on the back to hold the gold painting and border. Not a typical glass usually seen in this type clock, won't vouch for its originality. The steamboat is named St. Louis. Very good wood dial, old hands, weights, pendulum, and winding crank. The Eli Terry book by Ken Roberts and Snowden Taylor pictures and discusses this exact movement and label, on pages 167-168.
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