Grandfather clock, Ithaca Calendar Clock Company's Manufactory. Ithaca, New York, ca 1898-1916.

Grandfather clock, Ithaca Calendar Clock Company's Manufactory. Ithaca, New York, ca 1898-1916. After 30 years of manufacturing clocks with a calendar mechanism, the company added a non-calendar floor standing, "grandfather" clocks to their line. They used inexpensive spring or weight-driven movements. These floor-standing clocks were only produced for 20 years. This Ithaca Hall Clock in an oak case is 7 feet 4 inches tall and 19 inches wide. They used Welch, Gilbert, New Haven, and Waterbury movements in their hall clocks. We are not sure who made this 8 day spring driven movement, but it just keeps on a running. A little different, but nice, brass pendulum bob and stick. There are 3 original, brass finials, and a metal door latch. The original metal dial pan has a paper backing?, perhaps to improve the gong sound, or reduce the ticking sound? On the front of the pan is an identical copy of the original paper dial. The base of the clock is hollow and inaccessible. This case and movement are identical to the clock pictured on page 296, Ly-"Longcase Clocks and Standing Regulators", valued at $1400 in 2000, when the book was published.