Shelf Column

30 hour time and strike, weight clock. The beautiful glass makes this clock. The old dial, hands, weights, and pendulum, are original and in great condition, while the columns have been painted gold and the rosewood case varnished, to make it shine. Remember when we whitewashed and varnished everything that did not move. There is a good full label on the backboard and they even varnished it. The movement, mounted to a seatboard, is running and striking hourly on a coil gong. Bubba worked on the movement leaving some ugly solder around the bushings.

This clock was made with several different looks, but only the finish of the columns was changed. This clock may be the best of this model we have had. Other than two small, flat, veneer chips on the front base, and an easy repair of the veneer on the sides of the flat, top board, the case is wonderful. The gilt columns are very dirty but the finish is perfect and with the right cleaning, the gold would shine again. The painted metal dial is almost perfect, very unusual. There is no paint on the lower glass and some of the label has worn off where the weights flop against it.

This 150 year old column-cornice clock is about as close to mint as you can get. Someone will call my hand and point out a chigger bite here, a stretch mark there, but doggone it we don't get clocks this old any nicer. 32.5 inches high mahogany veneer case, period weights and pendulum, perfect label. If someone fiddled with the 3 glasses they left no tracks. The dial is the only part that is not all original. A note on the back says it was "touched up in 1961". Columns are very dark, have original flame mahogany veneer or were grain painted.

That is how it is signed on the movement, which I would think is a 30 hour, but Ly-Welch No. 370, shows the movement as an 8 day OG. This column and cornice case is only 28 inches where regular size is at least 32 inches. The clock came with 30 hour weights. As usual, this mahogany veneer case is almost perfect everywhere but the top and bottom boards where some chipping has occurred. About a third of the label remains, but enough there to know who the maker was. Bottom glass is a replacement, top two are original. The old zinc dial has faded badly.

This very collectable, small mahogany veneer case is just under 21 inches high, and identical except in size to the 32 inches column and cornice clocks they were making at the same time. The half columns are hand grained with gold capitals and bases, gold good and bright. The glasses look great in the case; one is original and the other painted by Tom Moberg. The case, except for normal wear and tear and a nick or two on the edges of the base, is excellent. When it was restored a couple of things were done, or not done, I suspect, to hold the cost down.

This was one of Elias Ingraham's first shelf clocks. He made several experimental cases before settling on this style, then formed a company with his son in 1860, and began to produce this model. The gold is excellent considering it is 145 years old. The glasses are original however; the paint on the bottom glass has begun to flake. The 17 inches mahogany veneer case is very nice and surely a bump or bruise can be found if you examine closely. No problem with the original painted dial and the full label is still very visible.

The 17 inches mahogany veneer case with gold gilt half columns is in nice original condition with no chips, some finish skinning around circles on door. This unusual 8-day clock strikes the hours on a wire gong, runs but needs cleaning. Alarm missing. Partial Ingraham label (60%). Small piece of wood veneer on inside door repaired, old original glasses but lower painting redone a long time ago. Label inside door "Foley's, Dealer in Watches and Clocks, Charlestown, Mass. 1887". This is a very collectable clock. Ly-Ingraham p.257.

The clock company founded by Chauncey Jerome which later became known as the New Haven Clock Company produced this attractive miniature cornice and column mantle clock around 1852. Other than a few minor veneer 'hurts' the case is very fine and the professionally cleaned and adjusted movement runs well and keeps good time. The strike is on the hours on a coil gong. The dial retains a colorful floral pattern (see photograph) and the blue paper label inside the case is complete and legible with good lighting. The lower door mirror is an excellent later replacement. Height: 18 in.

Among his several clockmaking partners, John Birge was associated with Ambrose Peck around 1850 in Bristol, Connecticut. They produced this handsome and impressive mantle clock that is sometimes called a "sleigh-front" because of the curved bottom of the case resembling an old horse-drawn sleigh. The eight-day strap brass movement has been professionally cleaned and adjusted for perfect running condition. The label inside the case features an old 'Puffer Billie' railroad steam engine of the period as well as the name of the makers- Birge and Peck(see photograph).

The M.W. Atkins Clock Company was founded by Merritt Atkins, his son Thomas Atkins and Irenus Atkins in 1840 at Bristol, Connecticut. Their company was the successor to the old Atkins and Porter Clock Company. Merritt Atkins was born in 1804 and died at the age of 69 in 1873. This wonderful example of his unique clockmaking skill features the rare brass movement configuration that is known and sought-after by clock historians and horologists. It is unusual because of the configuration on the strike side gearing. This was designed by Atkins to avoid violating the Jerome striking patent.