Description
Jan 2022 - #7
Antique American Clocks
Eli Terry, Jr. Eight-day brass clock,
The 37-inch case is veneered
in flame mahogany with veneered middle and lower tablets and false tortoise-shell full columns.
The door glass is a replacement;
the dial has been touched up extensively and the center hole repositioned, indicating that this is not the original dial.
unsigned arch-top brass, 8-day movement is attributed to Silas B Terry and has Babbitt metal pinions characteristic of Terry at this
It is running and striking on a wire gong, driven by 8-lb weights.
There is a period pendulum bob and hands.
There are dual pulleys on top and it appears that there was a full dust cover at one time.
A good label inside.
similar example
in January 2021 for $880.
$600-$1000.
Record courtesy of AntiqueAmericanClocks.com