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Chauncey Jerome 30-hour steeple with front-loaded springs, 1845-1850. A 20-inch steeple with mahogany veneer and a clean finish. There are two period glasses with a frosted cut-glass tablet. The dial has been touched up extensively; the hands are proper but probably not original. The 30-hour time-and-strike movement is unusual for the springs being placed in front of the great wheels with wire retainers to prevent their excessive expansion – this allows the clock to run up to three days. The movement is signed Chauncey Jerome, New Haven, and the well preserved and protected label states the same. I can’t keep it running and it strikes reluctantly. AAC sold a similar example a year ago for $227. $100–$225.