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Wadsworths, Lounsbury, & Turners pillar & scroll, 1827-1829. A short-lived firm that ended when Lounsbury cashed out, leaving the Wadsworths (Amos and James C.) to carry on with the Turners (Allison and Titus) for two more years, until selling out to the Twiss’s (Benjamin and Hiram). The clock business was tough in those days, even for brothers. You might wonder how many clocks could exist today from a small, two-year run of this firm – and be surprised that there are 22 sales records for pillar & scroll clocks by these guys. They were prolific! This is the first example AAC has had. The 31-inch case has good veneer all around, with a clean finish; well-done repairs to the scroll tips, the feet and skirt look fine, with the brass urn finials on screws. The dial glass appears to be original, the lower glass modern with an appropriate tablet. The wooden dial is clean with some wear and touch-up around the winding holes; the spandrels are painted. The hands are period but not quite sized correctly; they should probably be diamond hands. The 30-hour wooden time-and-strike movement will run briefly and strike the iron bell, with two period weights, an old pendulum bob, and a good label on the backwall. Period dust covers on top. $250–$400.