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Silas Hoadley “Franklin Clock” shelf clock, 1813–1830. This model is almost always found with an alarm, as seen with #12. The case is 37 inches tall with bronzed columns and splat and good veneer. The dial glass and middle glass are replacements, the middle tablet a spectacular repaint, but alas, unsigned. The small bottom glass is original with a well-preserved tablet. The wood dial has been repainted, the hands are period. The 30-hour upside-down time-and-strike wooden movement will not run or strike. There are two old weights and a period pendulum bob, and a very good label. The most recent sale of a Hoadley upside-down clock without an alarm was at Cottone’s in 2015 for $425. Upside-down movement clocks without an alarm are uncommon. $175–$300.