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S.B. Terry & Co. miniature cottage, 1852-1853. Terry made and marketed these simple little clocks for just a year before forming his Terryville Manufacturing Company to make his newly patented (1852) torsion spring escapements. The 10.5-inch pine case is papered on the sides and has mahogany veneer on the door. The paper shows a grain-painted pattern and has been varnished. Both glasses are period and possibly original, the milk-glass tablet is in remarkably good condition. The metal dial is original with the numbering redone. The hands modern replacements. The one-day ladder movement is running fine after a few drops of oil to the pivots; there is an embossed pendulum bob and a very good label inside. AAC sold a similar example last January for $262. $250–$400.