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Jan 2022 - #146
Antique American Clocks
William S. Johnson four post, weight-driven column & cornice, 1841-1848.
Johnson was a New York
city retailer, at the address given here (16 Courtland St) in the mid-1840's.
This style of clock was popular at that time and
many similar clocks are found with his label.
It stands 26 inches tall with a clean finish over mahogany veneer, two original
glasses including the well-preserved tablet, a wooden dial with some wear, two original hands (the minute hand has been repaired),
and an unmarked 30-hour, time-and-strike movement.
There are two old wafer weights and a dark label.
The only flaw I can
find are the columns, which I think have been stripped of gilding or paint.
The clock is running and striking with authority.