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Henry Terry shelf clock, 1832-1834. The second-born son to Eli Terry worked with his dad and older brother Eli, Jr. for almost ten years before taking over “The Old Manufactory of Eli Terry & Sons” on the Naugatuck River in 1832. He continued to make wooden works clocks until 1836, when he converted the factory to a woolen mill, but kept his hand in clockmaking and came back to it after the woolen mill went belly-up. Many of his clocks were 8-day wooden works, but this is a 1-day wooden works with an alarm, an unusual modification. The case is 31 inches tall with carved half-columns and a carved fruit basket splat; there are carved paw feet in front and turned feet in back. The carving is well-done and detailed; the mahogany veneer has a clean finish. Both glasses are old but the putty is newer, and the tablet has been repainted. The wooden dial shows age-appropriate wear, the hands are period and appropriate. The 30-hour time-and-strike wood movement will run for a bit and will strike on the iron bell; the alarm was not tested and there is no weight (an alarm weight can be purchased in Parts). There are period 30-hour weights and a period pendulum bob, along with a good label. This is a sharp clock from a rare maker. $200–$400.