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Henry Terry “Patent Eight Day 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 mostly 8-day wooden works clocks like this until 1836, when he converted the factory to a woolen mill. This two-door clock is 40 inches tall with good mahogany veneer and an old/original finish. Note the carved wooden flame finials, the deeply carved crest, and the four carved half-columns. All original, in a very old finish. Both glasses are old, but not 1830 old, the putty has been replaced, and the tablet repainted. The wooden dial is clean with good numbering and gilding; there are numerous penciled notes on the back that report repairs going back to 1851. The hands are correct but not original. The wooden 8-day time-and-strike movement is running and striking on a cast iron bell with a nice sound, driven by two period 12-lb weights compounded on wooden pulleys. There is a good label on the backboard. A very nice example, especially for the original finials. $450–$600.