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Welch, Spring & Co. “Dolaro” wall clock, ca. 1886. This is a wall version of a higher-end shelf clock by Welch, Spring & Co. It is not shown in Ly’s book on Welch clocks (although the shelf model is – see #112). It is 23 inches long in refinished black walnut; the door glass is original, with good retention of the stencil. The painted dial is likely original, with some fading and a later-added signature above the hands arbor. The hands are period/original. The signed 8-day time and half-hour strike movement is running but the strike is hung up. There is an untested alarm that strikes on a nickel bell, while the clock strikes on a wire gong. A nice sandwich glass pendulum with a copper finish and a label on the back. No sales records for the wall model, one shelf clock sale on LiveAuctioneers long ago when we were kids. $100–$200.