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Antique American Clocks
Welch "Patti No. 1", ca. 1880.
The 18.5-inch rosewood case could use a cleaning if you want it to
The three glasses are old, there is black flocked paper on the interior back wall.
The gold leaf on the front glass
is a less common design also seen on other Patti clocks (see page 352 of Ly's 2
Welch Clocks
The dial is old
paper, the hands are Welch.
The 8-day time-and-strike Patti movement is running and striking on a nickel bell.
The standard
Welch sandwich-glass pendulum is present and there is a good label on the back, but the two "nubbins" that are usually found over
the back columns have gone missing.
This clock could be brightened up with a new paper dial; we can do that for you in ivory
or white for $25.
Horton's sold one a year ago for $840, a typical price for these popular Welch clocks.