Description
Jan 2021 - 29
Antique American Clocks
Waterbury Clock Co. "Regulator No. 54", ca. 1915.
Perhaps a 50-inch clock is a bit small
Here is a 57-inch Waterbury with a two-weight, 8-day, time-only brass plate movement with deadbeat escapement and retaining
It is solid oak with a very nice finish - and is quite heavy.
The door glass is old with the original retaining
strips, the finials are original.
The 12-inch dial is painted, signed and lightly soiled, with some chipping.
are Waterbury.
The movement is signed and running, a bit tentatively.
The pendulum stick and bob original issue; there
are two brass weights running down each side to drive it, and a Waterbury beat scale.
There is a dark label on the inside bottom,
noting the model and maker.
Horton's sold one in January 2019 for $675.
Record courtesy of AntiqueAmericanClocks.com