Antique Ansonia Clock

Price Type: auction
Sold Date: 4/26/2003
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Catalog Description:

C.1870, Ansonia Brass and Copper Co., 8-day time and strike, calendar shelf clock. This rosewood example is in pretty good condition with original finish. The case has had some veneer repairs on the molded areas and the door. The clock has a nice advertising tablet for the company and Terry's patent calendar mechanism. The original painted dial is faded and has some touchup. The hands are original. The inventor of the calendar was William A. Terry, grandson of clockmaker Samuel Terry, and it indicates the date around the outside of the time dial and the appropriate month on the inside of the chapter ring. Research articles show that all of W. A. Terry's calendar patents were for "perpetual" mechanisms, indicating that the month "should" advance on short months. We were unable to verify this. One sometimes comes across Terry's calendar in a wall clock or a large shelf clock, however, this is the First of this small model that we have seen in 34 years of looking. It is not referenced in the calendar book and we are sure that Mr. Ly would appreciate the buyer providing photos and details. A real "find". Height 18.5 inches

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