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Henry Terry & Co. 30-hour shelf clock, 1834-1836. This was a common clock format for Henry, perhaps one he or his firm designed; there are at least eight examples on LiveAuctioneers and AAC sold one last winter for $100. Eli Terry’s second-born son pursued clockmaking for just two years before converting his father’s clock factory to a woolen mill. This clock is 27.5 inches tall, a bit smaller than the one sold last winter. The mahogany veneer has a very old finish with some crustiness, and there is bronze stenciling on the half-columns. The cornice contains two old glasses but I suspect the eglomise patterns have been repainted; notably, all Terry clocks like this have cornice glasses like this. The dial glass is a twentieth century replacement, the large lower glass is original with about 70% retention of the eglomise image. The wooden dial is clean, the hands are period and typical of Henry Terry clocks. The wooden 30-hour time-and-strike movement will run for a while, and longer with a bit of patience; it will strike. Because the case depth is narrow, standard 30-hour round weights will not fit in the weight channels, so wafer weights which are not original are being used; Terry likely used small rectangular weights of about 3 lb each. There is an old pendulum bob and a darkened and stained label inside, and new tin dust covers on top. $100–$200.