601.
Mixed lot of eight OG shelf clocks.
Clocks- 8 (Eight): (1) Ansonia Brass Co., Ansonia, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1860; (2) Waterbury Clock Co., Waterbury, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1860 (3) Chauncey Goodrich, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1852 (4) Terry & Andrews, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1845 (5) William S. Johnson, New York, 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1845 (6) Unknown, "46 Courtland St", New York, 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850 (7) Forestville Mfg. Co., Forestville, Conn., 8 day, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850 (8) Jerome & Co., New Haven, Conn., 8 day, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1870
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: (1) Rosewood veneered case in original finish has some loss on the outer band. Original painted dial is soiled with some wear. Original hands and tablet with scattered background loss. Dark label inside; (2) Refinished rosewood veneered case has small repairs on the bottom outer band. Original painted dial is in nice condition for its age. Original hands and mirror. Clean label inside. (3) Mahogany veneered case in original finish has small piece missing on outer band. Original painted dial has scattered loss. Original hands and tablet with scattered loss. Clean dial inside. (4) Refinished mahogany veneered case has minor loss on the outer band. Original painted dial is clean. Replaced hands. Original tablet has some loss to the frosted areas. (5) Mahogany veneered case, lacking finish, with some loss on the bottom outer band, the case sides and the door. Original painted dial is fairly clean for its age. Replaced minute hand. Cracked original tablet. Top glass is missing. Dark stained label inside. (6) Refinished mahogany veneer case has veneer loss on the outer band with some lifting on the OG molding. Period painted dial is most likely a replacement as it has plugged screw holes. Original tablet is pretty much gone. Gong base is missing. Replaced hands. (7) Mahogany and rosewood veneered case has some loss in places on the outer band. Original painted dial has scattered loss and some paint lifting. Hands are old, but may be replaced. Original tablet has some loss in the center area. Dark label inside. (8) Mahogany veneered case has some damage on the outer band, on the lower left corner OG molding and on the door. Replaced dial and hands. Original tablet has scattered loss. Dark label inside.
Dimensions: 16.5in x 29.25in x 4.25in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $125.00
602.
Clocks- 4 (Four): (1) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., "College New York" shelf clock with a spring driven, 8 day, time and half hour strike movement in a walnut case, c1898; (2) E. N. Welch Mfg. Co., Forestville, Conn., "Donita" shelf clock with a spring driven, 8 day, time and half hour strike movement in a black walnut case, c1892; (3) E. N. Welch Mfg., Co., Forestville, Conn., unidentified shelf clock with a spring driven, 8 day, time and hour strike movement in an oak case, c1900. (4) Ansonia Clock Co., New York, unidentified shelf clock with a spring 8 day, time and half hour strike movement in a walnut case, c1900.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: (1) The case retains some finish. The door glass is missing. The paper dial is stained. The hour hand is missing. (2) The case, which is missing the left base return and the top part of the crest, has some original finish. The original painted dial is in good condition. The hands are original. The door glass is original. The movement is signed. (3) The case has lost its finish. The paper dial is replaced. The hands are period. The movement is signed. (4) The case has lost its finish. The dial needs replacing. The hands are original. The door glass is original. The movement is signed. NOTE: The dimensions are for clock number one (1) .
Dimensions: 14.0in x 24.0in x 4.5in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $100.00
603.
5 American cottage clocks, 2 with alarms
Clocks- 5 (Five): American-made 30 hour cottage clocks, some with alarm, by Atkins Clock Co. and Seth Thomas.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: clocks are in nice condition with attractive cases, some replaced dials, good glasses/mirrors, and legible inner labels. All have pendulums. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: 7in x 10in x 4in
Circa: 1880
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $250.00
604.
Two Fairchild Bubble Sextants
Sextants- 2 (Two) Fairchild Bubble Sextants: Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp., New York, "A-10A" bubble sextants, black crinkle finish bodies, sights with eye cups, external battery holders, and white plastic recording discs, both in wooden boxes with accessories, one with plate nameing Air Forces, U.S. Army.
Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00
Condition Report: Some evidence of battery corrosion in cases. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa: 1945
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $100.00
605.
Paperweight clocks with Waltham & Elgin movements
Clocks- 5 (Five): glass paperweight timepieces, 8 day, spring driven balance wheel car clock movements by Waltham, Elgin, and others in brass cases crown, pendant, and bows, covered with magnifying glass hemispheres, most with white enamel dials, some with black steel hands.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: Two boxes of parts including five movements: 3 by Waltham, 1 by Elgin, and one that may be Swiss. Three are in oversize cases up to 7.5 inches in diameter. Two movement tick and the remainder tick and stop. An assortment of glass hemisphere are included which may not make for complete clocks. This lot appears to be a combination of old and new parts. These clocks are for parts or restoration and are sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $175.00
606.
Clocks- 5 (Five): Lot includes two Mission style time and strike wall clocks, a New Haven "Whitney" banjo clock that has been converted to quartz, a full-size modern banjo case, and a E.N. Welch "Drop Octagon No. 2" bevel-front timepiece.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: Clocks are for parts or repair. Dimensions are for the banjo case with no movement. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: 10.5in x 37in x 4.25in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $125.00
607.
Watchman's Clocks
Clocks- 6 (Six) Watchman's Clocks: lot includes four Detex watchman's clocks including Detex "Newman", and "Patrol "; Waltham 8 day for Simplex; older brass model by E. Imhauser of New York, patented in 1876.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $50.00
608.
Mixed lot six OG shelf clocks.
Clocks- 6 (Six): (1) C. & H. S. Sawyer, Colebrook River, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1840; (2) Alden A. Atkins, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1842. (3) Chauncey Jerome, New Haven, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1845. (4) Morse & Co., Plymouth Hollow, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850 (5) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Plymouth Hollow Hollow, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1860 (6) Chauncey Jerome, New Haven, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: (1) Rosewood veneered case in original finish has some loss on the bottom. Original tablet, dial, and hands. Clean label inside; (2) Mahogany case under a dark finish has small piece of veneer missing the bottom corner. Original painted dial, hands and tablet with some loss. Slightly dark label inside. (3) Mahogany veneered case in original finish has a small piece of veneer missing on the upper left edge. Original painted dial, hands and tablet with loss and lifting to the decal. Slightly dark label inside. (4) Mahogany veneer case in original finish has a couple pieces of veneer missing on the bottom. Original painted dial and frosted tablet. Minute hand is a replacement. Top door glass is broken. Clean label inside. (5) Mahogany veneered case has remains of original finish and a piece of veneer missing the outer band. Original dial with some loss and tablet with some scattered loss. Original hands. Clean label inside. (6) Mahogany veneered case in original finish has a couple small pieces of veneer missing on the door. Original painted dial has scattered loss. Original tablet and hands. Partial, but clean label inside.
Dimensions: 15.5in x 26in x 4in
Circa:
609.
Mixed lot of eight OG shelf clocks.
Clocks- 8 (Eight) : (1) Clark, Gilbert & Co.,Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1841; (2) Smith & Brothers, New York, 30 hour, time and strike, weight wood movement OG shelf clock, c1840 (3) Morse & Co., Plymouth Hollow, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1855 (4) Hotchkiss & Fields, Burlington, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1846 (5) Henry C. Smith, Plymouth, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight wood movement OG shelf clock, c1845 (6) New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, spring brass movement OG shelf clock, c1880 (7) Waterbury Clock Co., Waterbury, Conn., 30 hour, time, strike and alarm spring brass movement OG shelf clock, c1870 (8) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, spring brass movement round band shelf clock, c1870
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: (1) Refinished mahogany veneered case has small repairs on the outer band corners and some loss on the door. Replaced dial and hands. Original mirror; (2) Refinished rosewood veneered case has some small veneer repairs at the out band corners. Original painted dial is in nice condition. Bottom glass now clear. Minute hand missing. Stained label. (3) Partially refinished mahogany veneered case has original finish on the OG molding. Original painted dial has some loss at 3 o'clock. Original hands. Replaced tablet. Dark stained label inside. (4) Refinished mahogany veneered case has poor repairs on the outer band and the door. Original painted dial in nice condition. Replaced hands and tablet. Dark label inside. (5) Refinished mahogany veneered case has repairs and rough veneer on the outer band and one place on the door. Original painted dial has age darkened. One of the keyhole grommets is missing. Original hands and mirror. Dark stained label inside. (6) Mahogany veneered case in an old finish has small repairs on the door corners and some loss. Painted dial is a replacement as the current dial has plugged holes. Doorknob is missing and the bottom glass is now clear. Dark labels inside. (7) Mahogany and rosewood veneered case in an old finish has minor loss on the outer band corners, a repair and damage on the door. Original painted dial is soiled around the winding arbors. Original hands and tablet. Dark label inside. (8) Rosewood veneered case in an old finish has a small chip on the bottom left corner. Original painted dial has some scattered paint loss. Hands are not original. Bottom glass now clear.
Dimensions: 17.25in x 28.25in x 5in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $150.00
610.
Two Heath & Co. Boxed Sextants
Sextants- 2 (Two) Heath & Co. Boxed Sextants: Heath & Co., London, 6.5 inch radius sextants, metal frames with black crinkle finish, signed brass arcs with inset silvered scales, one with micrometer drum and the other knurled thumb screw for vernier adjustment, one with index magnifier, sighting telescopes, sun shades, index and horizon glasses, wood and bakelite handles, all in finger-jointed wood boxes with labels under the lid dated 1932 and 1948.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: Generally good condition. Some missing parts within fitted storage boxes. Silvered scales are tarnished. Oneinstrument is missing both mirrors. Dimensions are for closed wooden box. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: 11in x 5in x 10.5in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $225.00
611.
Eigth desk clocks, many Swiss, many double-sided
Clocks- 8 (Eight): Lot includes five mechanical and electric double-sided desk clocks by makers such as Phinney-Walker, Semca, Imhof, and Twinface; an English chess clock by Sutton Coldfield; a Swiss-made electric desk calendar clock displaying Italian language; a Swiss double-sided clock with calendar and thermometer on a green marble base.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: Clock with marble base is missing one piece of glass. Dimensions are for clock with marble base. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: 9.25in x 4.5in x 2.5in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $125.00
612.
Clocks- 9 (Nine): Assorted spring-driven and electric mantel clocks by makers including Seth Thomas, Gilbert, and Junghans.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: For parts or repair. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $125.00
613.
Comtoise lantern clock with many fine construction details
France, Comtoise lantern clock, 8 day, time and strike with alarm, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in a posted iron frame case, heavy brass chapter ring with Roman numerals, single brass hand, alarm ring with Roman numerals, applied brass spandrels with hearts, all resting on turned iron feet in the front, and topped with a thick pierced brass fronton flanked by two turned brass finials.
Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00
Condition Report: The iron front is in two pieces with a seam running along the left side behind the chapter ring. Visible brass parts have been cleaned and show fine scratches. Some light rust on iron and steel parts. Both wood winding drums have large cracks. Many fine construction details within the movement including: decorative nuts, turned steel linkages and supports, and a curlicue on the end of strike trip lever. This clock has an uncommon pivoted and curved rack with teeth on both sides. Unlike most clocks of this vintage, it also employs one counterweight within the strike train. Movement pillars have a slight flare with triangular cutout in the bottoms. Four bladed iron fly. Three hammers: one for hour strike, one for passing strike on the half hour, and one for the alarm. Sides and back are absent. The clock does not come with weights or a pendulum. This clock was sold by Ivoire Saint-Etienne on October 13th, 2012 as lot number 57.
Dimensions: 7.5in x 13in x 4.75in
Circa: mid 18th Century
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $325.00
614.
Junghans "World Time Clock" in windmill form
Gebrüder Junghans AG, Schramberg, Germany, "World Time Clock", 8 day, time only, spring driven pendulum movement in a metal case taking the form of a windmill, a primary clock dial in the base and subsidiary dials radiating from the top showing times for other locations on the globe including Paris, Peking, Amsterdam, Petersburg.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: Paint is flaking off of the sheet metal tower. Green composition at the base is starting to chip off. Celluloid dial on the main clock is badly cracked. Only four the eight upper dials are present. All four have their hands. The movement escapes when the pendulum leader is moved by hand. Pendulum bob is absent. When working, the windmill vanes would turn once per hour via a vertical shaft from the movement below. Each small dial has a set of motion works to advance the individual hands. The movement is signed only "Germany" and "140" Clearly, this piece is a candidate for parts or considerable restoration.
Dimensions: 9.5in x 9.5in x 22.5in
Circa: 1900
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $100.00
615.
French figural mantel clock with agrarian theme and Japy Frères movement
Japy Frères & Cie, Paris, France, figural mantel clock, 8 day, time and strike, spring driven pendule de Paris movement, black slate base with molded front and top supporting a cast spelter case with agrarian theme including a basket and hoe, and seated female figure with a sickle in one hand and a sheaf of wheat in the other, white enamel dial with Roman numerals, and blued steel Breguet hands.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: The black slate case has some chips at the corners. The white enamel dial has fine cracks in the lower right portion. The spelter figure has been touched up with paint. The clock and figure were glued to the top of the slate case in recent years and the brown epoxy is visible along some of the edges. If this clock ever had feet they are now absent.
Dimensions: 20.5in x 16in x 6.5in
Circa: 1890
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $175.00
616.
Two Weems & Plath Boxed Sextants:
Sextants- 2 (Two) Weems & Plath Boxed Sextants: Weems & Plath, Germany, 6.5 inch sextants, pierced metal ladder frames with black finish, signed brass arcs with graduations from -5 to 125, micrometer drum vernier adjustment, multiple shades for horizon and index mirrors, sighting scopes, prisms, and black pastic handles, all in finger-jointed mahogany boxes, one with a certificate dated 1977.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: Wood boxes worn, missing parts and in need of repair. Instruments are clearly used but are in fairly good condition. One case marked "USCG ". Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: 12in x 7in x 12in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $150.00
617.
Three Brandis & Son Boxed Sextant
Sextants- 3 (Three) Brandis & Son Boxed Sextants: Brandis & Sons Inc., New York, for U.S. Navy, 6 inch sextants, signed on index arms, pierced metal frames with black satin finish, brass arcs with U.S. Navy serial numbers and inset graduated silvered scales, knurled vernier adjustment, index magnifiers, multiple shades for horizon and index mirrors, wood handles, all in finger-jointed mahogany boxes, two with old paper labels.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: all three instrument sets are missing pieces. Silvered dials are tarnished. Certificates of inspection from U.S. Naval Observatory are dated, 1919 and 1936. Dimensions are for wooden box. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: 9.75in x 5.25in x 9.75in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $225.00
618.
Military accoutrements
Military Accoutrements- 9 (Nine) Items: an assortment of small military items including a leather-cased brass compass by J.M. Glauser of London dated 1937, leather-cased pocket sextant signed Troughton & Simms of London dated 1915, a French military car clock, two small compasses, three wristwatches, and an Elgin jitterbug timer.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $25.00
619.
Music boxes and music box parts
Music boxes and parts- 3 (Three) complete music boxes and many parts: music boxes include a Thorens disc music box with four discs, a Swiss music box with 3.5in cylinder, and a small music box in carved wood case. Many small movements and a large antique cylinder music box for parts or repair.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: Most items in need of restoration. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $175.00
620.
Novelties- 7 (Seven): lot includes: carved figure leaning on a lamp post which holds a small incandescent bulb; plastic battery-operated whistler figure; small clock peddler figure with quartz watch movement; large cast clock peddler figure with German novelty clock movement; Japanese swinging doll clock under glass; German made birdcage clock; Japanese made birdcage clock.
Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00
Condition Report: clocks and figures in reasonably good cosmetic condition. All need mechanical attention. Dimensions are for the larger clock peddler figure. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: 4in x 18.5in x 6in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $250.00
621.
14 American brass clock movements including 30 hour and 8 day weight driven, and 8 day spring driven
Parts- 14 (Fourteen) clock movements: lot includes seven 30 hour weight driven movements, three 8 day weight driven movements, and four 8 day spring driven movements. Makers include Welch, Ansonia, New Haven, and others.
Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00
Condition Report: Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $100.00
622.
15 brass American clock movements, 8 day and 30 hour, weight and spring driven
Parts- 15 (Fifteen) clock movements: a nice assortment of American time and strike clock movements including 30 hour and 8 day weight driven movements as well as 8 day spring driven movements by Ansonia, Ingraham, and Jerome.
Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00
Condition Report: Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $200.00
623.
Two French cast figures -- one after Auguste Moreau and the other for a swinging mystery clock
Parts- 2 (Two) Figural Statues: (1) France, after Auguste Moreau, "The Water Carrier", cast spelter with bronze patination, depicting a child carrying a large vase by a rope; (2) France, swinging mystery clock base, cast spelter with bronze patination, featuring a woman in flowing dress with two putti at her side, both early 20th Century.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: (1) The figure is in excellent condition with no breaks or repairs. The patination is also very good. The vase the figure is meant to carry is absent. One of the four small feet is also missing. The figure is signed on the base in the back. It also has a small tag indicating that it was fabricated in France. (2) The statue is in good condition except for the arm of the putto on the right, whose arm has broken off, and which is included with the lot. The bronze patination has worn and scratch off in many places. Dimensions are for "The Water Carrier" (1). Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: 9in x 23in x 9in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $50.00
624.
Reproduction Ferris wheel gravity timepiece
Reproduction Ferris wheel gravity timepiece, 8 day, time only, weight driven balance wheel movement in a glazed wood case with applied brass ornaments, polychrome enamel dial, a small barometer dial below, and alcohol thermometer adjacent, all surmounted by a patinated brass lion.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: Case with a few small dents on the back side is in very good overall condition. Nice patina on the cast metal elements. Dial with brilliants is in fine condition. Comes with a set of steel balls. She steel balls are loaded onto an inclined plane in the top front compartment of the clock from which they role down to fill the chambers of the Ferris wheel assembly located in the rear of the clock. The weight of the balls causes the wheel to rotate which in turn drives the mechanism. The balls drop from the Ferris wheel into the base of the clock which is accessed from a drawer in the front.
Dimensions: 10.5in x 22in x 8in
Circa: 1980
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $375.00
625.
Mixed lot of eight OG shelf clocks.
Clocks- 8 (Eight): (1) Forestville Manufacturing Co., Forestville, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850; (2) Ansonia Brass & Copper Co., Ansonia, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1870 (3) George Marsh, Winchester, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850 (4) Forestville Clock Co., Forestville, Conn., 30 hour, time, strike and alarm weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850 (5) E. & A. Ingraham & Co., Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1852 (6) M. W. Atkins & Co., Bristol, Conn., 8 day, time and strike, weight brass movement OOG shelf clock, c1850 (7) Forestville Clock Co., Forestville, Conn., 30 hour, time, strike and alarm weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850 (8) William L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1870
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: (1) Refinished mahogany veneered case has some veneer loss on the lower right side. Replaced dial. Original hands. Original tablet has scattered loss. Dark label inside; (2) Refinished rosewood veneered case has some loss on the outer band. Original painted dial is soiled with wear to the numbers. Replaced hands. Original tablet has minor loss. Clean label inside. (3) Refinished mahogany veneered case has a couple chips on the outer band and lower left side. Original painted dial has some paint loss. Replaced hands. Period mirror looks to be original. Stained label inside. (4) Refinished mahogany veneered case has some loss on the outer band. Original dial pan has a new paper dial. Original hands and mirror. Very dark label inside. (5) Mahogany veneered case in an old finish has a couple chips on the outer band. Original painted dial has some wear at the winding arbors. Original hands and tablet with some loss. Clean label inside. (6) Rosewood veneered case in original finish has some loss on the outer band and the door. Original painted dial has a couple small spots of paint loss. Original hands and mirror. (7) Refinished mahogany and zebra wood veneered case has some loss on the outer band. Original painted dial has minor loss at the mounting pins. Original hands and mirror. Clean label inside. (8) Mahogany and rosewood veneered case in an old finish has minor loss on the outer band. Original painted dial has scattered loss. Replaced hands. Original tablet has background loss. Dark label inside.
Dimensions: 16.5in x 29in x 4.25in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $100.00
626.
Mixed lot of eight OG shelf clocks.
Clocks- 8 (Eight): (1) Henry C. Smith, Plymouth, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1840; (2) E. & A. Ingraham, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1852 (3) W. S. Conant, New York, 30 hour, time and strike, weight wood movement bevel case shelf clock, c1840 (4) John Hunt, Plainville, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1840 (5) William S. Johnson, New York, 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1845 (6) Alden A. Atkins, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1843 (7) Rombach & Shwab, Edinburgh, Scotland, 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850. (8) J. J. & W. Beals, Boston, Mass., 30 hour, time, strike and alarm weight wood movement OG shelf clock, c1845.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: (1) Mahogany veneered case in old finish has loss on the outer band and the case sides. Original painted dial has age darkened with wear to the numbers. Replaced minute hand. Original tablet has scattered loss; (2) Refinished mahogany veneered case has repairs and loss on the outer band. Replaced dial, tablet and minute hand. Dark label inside. (3) Refinished mahogany and rosewood veneered case has some loss at the bottom outer band and right case side. Original painted dial has minor loss. Original hands. Period mirror. Dark label inside. (4) Mahogany veneered case in an old finish has small veneer damage on the bottom case sides. Original painted dial has some wear at the winding arbors. Original tablet. Missing hands. Dark label inside. Alarm bell missing. (5) Rosewood veneered case in an old finish has loss on the outer band. Original painted dial is in pretty good condition for its age. Original hands and tablet. Dark stained label inside. (6) Refinished mahogany case has some loss on the outer band. Replaced dial and tablet. Stained label inside. (7) Overpasted label on what looks to be Chauncey Jerome, New Haven, Conn., label. Rosewood veneered case in an old finish has some loss on the outer band. Original painted dial has some wear and a couple small spots of paint loss. Original hands. Original tablet is cracked. Clean label inside. (8) Refinished mahogany veneered case has small loss at the outer band corners. Original painted dial is in nice condition with some minor wear. Original hands and mirror. Clean label inside.
Dimensions: 15.5in x 25.5in x 4.25in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $125.00
627.
Mixed lot of eight OG shelf clocks.
Clocks- 8 (Eight): (1) Waterbury Clock Co., Waterbury, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, spring brass movement miniature OG shelf clock, c1870; (2) Unknown, 30 hour, time and strike, spring brass movement miniature OG shelf clock, c1870. (3) New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, spring brass movement OG shelf clock, c1870. (4) E. N. Welch Mfg. Co., Forestville, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, spring brass movement miniature OG shelf clock, c1860 (5) Unknown, empty OG case. (6) E. N. Welch Mfg. Co., Forestville, Conn., 30 hour, time, strike and alarm spring brass movement miniature OG shelf clock, c1860 (7) William L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, spring brass movement miniature OG shelf clock, c1870. (8) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., 30 hour, time, strike and alarm spring brass movement miniature "Round Band" shelf clock, c1870
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: (1) Rosewood veneered case has lost its finish and has a small veneer loss on the outer band. Original painted dial has loss at the mounting screws. Minute hand and mirror are replacements. Dark label inside; (2) Rosewood veneered case in original finish. The door is most likely a replacement as the hinges have been moved and the inset on the OG molding has been modified to accept the hinges. The painted dial has wear and an extra hole. Minute hand is a replacement. Tablet on the door is worn. (3) Rosewood veneered case in original finish has veneer loss on the outer band, door and OG molding. Original painted dial has some loss at the mounting screws. Original hands and tablet that has light scattered loss. Dark label inside. (4) Refinished mahogany veneered case has veneer missing on the bottom outer band and small loss on the bottom sides. Original painted dial has small loss at the mounting screws. Period hands, but do not match. Tablet is a replacement. Dark label inside. (5) Empty mahogany veneered case in original finish. The backboard is missing. Remains of a Fenn tablet. (6) Rosewood veneered case in an old finish has loss on the outer band and small piece on the door. Part of the veneer on top of the case is missing. Replaced dial. Original hands and tablet with some loss. Dark label inside. (7) Mahogany veneered case in original finish has loss on the outer band. Original painted dial has scattered loss. Original hands and tablet with some loss. Dark label inside. (8) Rosewood veneered case in original finish has some loss on the round band. Original painted dial has scattered loss. Original hands and tablet. Stained label inside.
Dimensions: 12in x 19in x 3.75in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $150.00
628.
Two Heath & Co. Boxed Sextants
Sextants- 2 (Two) Heath & Co. Boxed Sextants: Heath & Co., London, 6.5 inch radius sextants, metal frames with black finish, signed brass arcs with inset silvered scales reading 0-150, patented "Endless Tangent Screw" vernier adjustment, index magnifiers, sighting telescopes, sun shades, index and horizon glasses, with wood handles, all in finger-jointed wood boxes with labels under the lid dated 1941 and 1963.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: silvered scales have tarnished. Some telescopes are incomplete or mismatched. One sextant will need to have its horizon glass installed. Dimensions are for the wooden box. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: 11in x 5.5in x 10.25in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $175.00
629.
Mixed lot of eight OG shelf clocks.
Clocks- 8 (Eight): American Clock Co., (Chauncey Jerome), New York, 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850; (2) Ansonia Brass Co., Ansonia, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1860 (3) Brewster & Co., Bristol, 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1855 (4) George Marsh, Winchester, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850 (5) Ansonia Brass Co., Ansonia, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1860 (6) F. C. Andrews, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1840 (7) Boardman & Wells, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1840 (8) William L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn., 30 hour, time, strike and alarm weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1870
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: (1) Mahogany veneered case in an old finish has some loss on the outer band and small veneer damage on the door. Replaced dial and hands. Original tablet has scattered loss. Dark label inside; (2) Mahogany veneered case in an old finish has damage on the bottom board, the case sides and the door. Original painted dial has loss at the winding arbors, the mounting pins and wear and poor repairs to the numbers. Original and table with background loss. Dark label inside. (3) Rosewood veneered case has some loss on the outer band, the left side and the door. Original painted dial has scattered loss. Original hands and tablet. Dark label inside. (4) Mahogany veneered case with remains of original finish has loss on the outer band and the case sides. Original painted dial has some wear and minor loss at the mounting pins and winding arbors. Replaced tablet and hands. Dark label inside. (5) Mahogany veneered case in poor condition with loss and veneer lifting on the outer band and the door. Original painted dial is soiled with some minor loss at the mounting pins. Replaced hour hand and mirror. Dark label inside. (6) Mahogany and rosewood veneered case has loss on the outer band, the door and case sides. Repainted dial. Missing hands, gong base and gong. Remains of a dark label inside. (7) Refinished mahogany veneered case has minor loss on the outer band. Original painted dial has some loss at the mounting pins and the edges. Original hands. Replaced tablet. Dark label inside. (8) Refinished rosewood veneered case has minor loss on the outer band. Original painted dial has scattered loss. Original tablet and hands. Stained label inside.
Dimensions: 17in x 28in x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $100.00
630.
Terry Clock Co., Waterbury, Conn., "Octagon Top Drop", 8 day, time and strike, brass spring movement wall clock
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: This wood case with an iron front and door looks repainted. The dial has been repainted. Tablet is replaced. Original hands. The bottom door has an imperfection at the right corner that may be a casting flaw. The label inside is a photocopy. These iron front Terry wall clocks are scarce.
Dimensions: 9.5in x 19in x 3.25in
Circa: 1870
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $300.00
631.
Unsigned, modern copy of an 8 day, time, strike and chime spring-driven brass movement of a Willard style Massachusetts shelf clock.
Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Condition Report: Nicely made mahogany and mahogany veneered case in overall very nice condition.
Dimensions: 13.5in x 34in x 7in
Circa: 1980
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $100.00
632.
English wheel barometer signed by Vanini
Vanini & Montini, Peterborough, England, wheel or banjo barometer with alcohol thermometer, in an inlaid mahogany veneered case with silvered dial and brass indicator knob.
Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00
Condition Report: Case has some small veneer repairs. The crest looks to have been given a new clear coat. Unit does contain mercury, but may need servicing. Thermometer appears to function.
Dimensions: x x
Circa: 1870
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $75.00
633.
3 (Three) Boxes of Instrument Parts
3 (Three) Boxes of Instrument Parts: lot includes sextant sun shades and mirrors, pelorus and compass dials, gyrocompass parts, many sextant telescopes, reflecting prisms for telescopic alidades, micrometer drums for sextants, barometer tubs and dials, and more.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $250.00
634.
U.S. Navy Mark III Sextant Cases and Parts
5 (Five) Wood Cases with Sextant Part: Wooden cases for U.S. Navy Mark III type sextants, four incomplete sextants included in cases.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $25.00
635.
12 classic reference books on American clocks
Books- 12 (Twelve): classic reference books on American clocks including "American Shelf and Wall Clocks" by Ball, "The American Clock" by Distin & Bishop, and "A Treasury of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer. Lot also includes 8 reference books by Tran Duy Ly.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: All but one of the books is a hardcover. Most in very good condition. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $200.00
636.
Vintage jewelry supply catalogs and trade magazines
Books- 2 (Two) Boxes of Printed Material: lot includes old catalogs, many from jewelery supply companies such as Benj. Allen & Co., A.C. Becken Company, E.L. Rice & Company, and Wm. J. Frazer. Also included is a scrapbook full of photographic postcards, and several issues of "Keystone" magazine which was dedicated to Jewelers and related trades.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: materials range in condition from very good to fair/poor. A couple of the catalogs have missing bindings or covers. Very good reference material for jewelers and horologists.
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $50.00
637.
9 Catalogs on Tools, Hardware, and Consumer Goods
Books- 9 (Nine) Catalogs on Tools and Hardware: large catalogs featuring hardware, tools, and some finished goods. Companies include: Bostwick-Braun Hardware Co.; Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.; Wm. Frazer Jr.; Watkins-Cottrell Company; Belknap Hardware & Manufacturing Co.; Buhl Sons Co.; Lyon Brothers Inc.; and Phoenix Chair Company. Also included is a 1918 Donnelley "Red Book" business directory and buyer's guide.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: all but one of the catalogs are hardcover. All show age and use. The Phoenix Chair Co. catalog was repurposed into a scrapbook for poems clipped from magazines and newspapers around the turn of the last century. These are great references for tool collectors and students of material culture.
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $25.00
638.
Clocks- 2 (Two): (1) Brewster & Ingrahams, Bristol, Conn., 8 day, time, strike and alarm spring brass movement round gothic or beehive clock. (2) Brewster & Ingrahams, Bristol, Conn., 8 day, time and strike, spring brass movement round gothic or beehive clock.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: (1) Refinished rosewood veneered case has some loss and repairs on the base and some damage on the door. Repainted dial. Period hands. Original acid etched and cut tablet. Door lock now has a brass knob. Dark label inside. (2) Refinished mahogany veneered case in nice condition has some small damage on the top back edge and minor damage at the door lock. Original painted wood dial has a couple small paint chips. Original hands and acid etched and cut tablet. Clean label inside.
Dimensions: 10.5in x 19in x 4in
Circa: 1845
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $250.00
639.
Clocks- 2 (Two): (1) Copy of an E. Howard style patent or banjo timepiece. c2000 (2) Unsigned, Massachusetts style 8 day, weight brass movement patent of banjo timepiece. c1900
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: (1) Well made copy in walnut in nice condition. Reproduction tablets, the lower one saying "U. S. Lighthouse Establishment ". German made time and strike brass movement.(2) Mahogany and mahogany veneered case in an old and possibly original finish. The zinc dial was repaired in the center and the winding hole has been enlarged. The dial has darkened a little with some surface stains. The dial is signed "A. Hornby, Wethersfield ". The case now contains a Kilbourn & Proctor movement. Both tablets are later replacements. Replaced hands. The cast brass bezel and it's attached mounting ring looks to be the type used by the Waterbury Clock Co. It doesn't fit the head very well as a couple mounting holes are outside the case sides.
Dimensions: 10in x 34.5in x 4.5in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $150.00
640.
Clocks- 2 (Two): (1) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., "Arch Top", 8 day, time and strike spring brass movement shelf clock. c1880 (2) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., "Chime Clock No. 96", 8 day, time, strike, and chime on 4 rods spring brass movement mantel clock. c1928
Estimate: $150.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: (1) Walnut and burl walnut veneered case in original finish has a small chip on the bottom corner, small piece at the back of the top molding and a couple small spots on the top front. Original painted dial has scattered loss. Original hands. Clean label inside. (2) Inlaid mahogany case in nice condition in original finish. Original silvered dial has some light surface scratches at the winding arbors. Original hands.
Dimensions: 10.25 x 15.25in x 4.5in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $175.00
641.
Clocks- 2 (Two): (1) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., "Boston V.P.", 8 day, time, strike and alarm spring brass movement city series shelf clock. c1884 (2) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., "Omaha", 8 day, time and strike spring brass movement city series shelf clock. c1894
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: (1) Walnut case in nice condition. Original painted dial has a small chip near 12 o'clock. Original hands, tablet and pendulum. Remains of a label inside. (2) Cherry case in good condition has some dings and scraps to the original finish. Some of the small finials are missing on the top gallery. Original painted dial has some wear and inpainting in loss areas the does not match the original paint. Original hands. Original pendulum has lost its nickel plating. Clean label inside.
Dimensions: 13.5in x 21.5in x 4.25in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $150.00
642.
Mixed lot of three Connecticut shelf clocks.
Clocks- 3 (Three): (1) William L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn., "Turret", 8 day, time and strike, spring brass movement shelf clock, c1881 (2) Waterbury Clock Co., Waterbury, Conn., "Mansfield", 8 day, time and strike, spring brass movement shelf clock, c1891 (3) Ansonia Clock Co., New York, "Kenisco", 8 day, time and strike, spring brass movement shelf clock, c1901
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: (1) Walnut case in original finish. Small finials on each corner are missing. Original paper dial has some light surface stains. Original hands, pendulum and tablet. Clean label on the back. (2) Refinished pressed oak case. Replaced paper dial. Original tablet, hands and pendulum. A small damaged area on the curved top behind the front crest. A furniture store label on the back. (3) Pressed oak case in original finish. A pressed oak ornament is missing on the top crest. Original paper dial has surface wear and poor repairs. Original hands and pendulum.
Dimensions: 14.5in x 22.5in x 5in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $175.00
643.
Seven mantel clocks including American & French
Clocks- 7 (Seven) Mantel: 8 day, time and strike, spring driven black painted wood mantel clocks by makers such as Sessions, Ingraham, and Waterbury. Also included is a French mantel clock with mahogany case, white enamel dial, and Japy Frères movement.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $125.00
644.
Mixed lot of seven shelf clocks.
Clocks- 7 (Seven): (1) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, spring brass movement miniature beveled case shelf clock, c1870; (2) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., 30 hour, time, strike and alarm spring brass movement miniature round band shelf clock, c1870. (3) Hiram Welton, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and alarm empty OG case, c1840. (4) Waterbury Clock Co., Waterbury, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, spring brass movement miniature OG shelf clock, c1870. (5) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Plymouth Hollow Hollow, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, spring brass movement miniature round band shelf clock, c1860. (6) Waterbury Clock Co., Waterbury, Conn., 30 hour, time, strike and alarm spring brass movement miniature OG shelf clock, c1870. (7) Empty, miniature OG shelf clock.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: (1) Mahogany veneered case in original finish has some loss on the outer band and on the left side. Original dial is stained, has scattered loss and inpainting. Period mismatched hands. Original tablet has minor loss. Verge, label, gong and gong base are missing. Movement is signed; (2) Mahogany veneered case in original finish has veneer loss on the outer band. Original painted dial has age darkened and is soiled. Original hands and tablet. Dark stained label inside. (3) Mahogany veneered case, no finish, with veneer loss on the outer band. Tablet is period and looks to be original. Case originally held a time and alarm weight brass movement invented by S. B. Terry. Clean, but stained label inside. (4) Refinished rosewood veneered case in nice condition. Original painted dial has some scattered paint loss. Original hands and tablet. Dark label inside. (5) Mahogany veneered case in an old finish has small damage to upper corner outer band. Original painted dial has scattered loss. Mismatch period hands. A nice original Fenn tablet. A very dark label inside. Extra pair of ST hands included. (6) Mahogany and rosewood veneered case in original finish has veneer loss on the outer band and the door bottom. Original painted dial has scattered loss on the edges and at the winding arbors. Original hands. Bottom glass now clear. (7) Mahogany veneered case in an old finish has loss on the outer band. Original tablet has some scattered loss. There is no label, but may have been another Hiram Welton as the case is the same size as item no 3.
Dimensions: 12in x 19in x 3.75in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $75.00
645.
Mixed lot of eight shelf clocks.
Clocks- 8 (Eight): (1) Charles Stratton, Worcester, Mass., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1842; (2) E. N. Welch Mfg. Co., Forestville, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1860 (3) New England Clock Co., Farmington, Conn., 8 day, time and strike brass lever movement Westminster chime OG shelf clock, c1980. (4) C. Boardman, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1845. (5) Ansonia Clock Co., Ansonia, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1860 (6) J. C. Brown, Forestville, Conn., 8 day, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850 (7) M. Welton's Clocks, New York, 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1842 (8) E. N. Welch Mfg. Co., Forestville, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1860
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: (1) Mahogany veneered case, needs finish, has loss on the outer band and the door. Some of the missing veneer pieces are inside the case. There is no dial, hands, tablet, gong base or gong; (2) Mahogany veneered case in original finish has loss on the outer band and the door. Original painted dial has minor paint loss. Original hands and tablet with some loss. Fairly clean label inside. (3) Stained pine case in original finish has scratches and some abrasion at the lower door hinge. Original painted dial, tablet and hands. Clean label inside. (4) Refinished mahogany and rosewood veneered case in nice condition. Original painted dial has scattered paint loss. Replaced hands. Gong base and gong are missing. Original frosted tablet. Clean label inside. (5) Pine case has lost its original veneer. Repainted dial. Original hands. Replaced tablet. Dark partial label inside. (6) Rosewood and mahogany veneered case has some repairs on the outer band. Replaced dial. Original tablet is damaged on the right side. Period hands. Remains of a label inside. (7) Refinished mahogany veneered case in good condition. Period dial has been repainted and might be a replacement as it does not fit the door opening. Replace hands. The border area around the frosted tablet is now clear. Clean label inside. (8) Refinished rosewood veneered case in nice condition. Original painted dial has loss and some lifting in the center area. Original hands. Original tablet has loss. Fairly clean label inside.
Dimensions: 16.5in x 29in x 4.25in
Circa:
646.
Mixed lot of eight shelf clocks.
Clocks- 8 (Eight): (1) H. Welton & Co., Terrysville, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1840; (2) J. J. & W. Beals, Boston, Mass., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850. (3) J. (Joel) Lane, Southington, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1845. (4) E. N. Welch Mfg. Co., Forestville, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1860. (5) Wm.L. Gilbert Clock, Winsted, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1860. (6) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., 30 hour, time, strike and alarm weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1870. (7) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1870 (8) New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1855.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: (1) Mahogany and maple veneered case has had some repairs on the outer band and some loss near the upper door hinge. Original painted dial has scattered loss. Replaced hands and tablet. Dark stained label inside; (2) Refinished mahogany veneered case has repairs and some loss on the outer band. Original painted dial has some loss at the top and at the mounting screws. Original hands. Mirror looks to be original. Dark label inside. (3) Refinished mahogany veneered case has small loss at the outer band corners. Original painted dial has scattered loss on the edges. Replaced hands and tablet. Dark label inside. (4) Mahogany veneered case in an old finish has some loss at the outer band and lifting on the right side and on the lower right OG molding. Original painted dial has wear and some loss at the mounting pins. Original hands a remains of original tablet. Dark label inside. (5) Mahogany veneered case in rough shape with veneer loss on the outer band, the door and some lifting and shrinkage of the veneer. Original painted dial has some loss. Original hands and tablet with some loss. Dark label inside. (6) Refinished rosewood and mahogany veneered case in nice condition. Original painted dial has scattered loss and wear. Replaced mirror. Period hands. Dark label inside. (7) Rosewood veneered case in original has some loss on the outer band. Original painted dial has age darkened with some loss at the winding arbors. Hands look to be original. Remains of original tablet. Clean label inside. (8) Mahogany veneered case in nice conditioin. Original painted dial has loss at 12 o'clock. Replaced hands and tablet. Dark stained label inside.
Dimensions: 15.25in x 26in x 4in
Circa:
647.
Copy of a J. C. Brown, Forestville Mfg. Co., Bristol, Conn., 8 day, spring brass movement wall lyre timepiece.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: Mahogany veneered case in original finish. A note inside indicates the case was made by George Bruno of Torrington, Conn. The case has an Ingraham movement. Period hands. The soiled dial is paper.
Dimensions: 11.25in x 28in x 3.5in
Circa: 1980
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $450.00
648.
18 round glass domes and 4 wood bases
Glass domes- 18 (Eighteen): Glass domes, one oval with the rest being round, two with associated wood bases. The lot comes with two additional round wood bases.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: Dimensions are for the largest dome, which does not have an associated base. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: 7.5in x 15in x 7.5in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $75.00
649.
H. W. Cantley, Ocean City, New Jersey, 8 day, time and strike spring brass movement copy of a pillar & scroll shelf clock.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: Mr. Cantley made a nice copy of a mahogany and mahogany veneered clock, dial and tablet.
Dimensions: 17.5in x 30in x 5in
Circa: 1967
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $25.00
650.
Navigational Instruments
Navigational Instruments- 6 (Six) Navigational Instruments: lot includes a sextant by the Fairchild Aviation Corporation of New York, Sangamo Tachograph, Calculagraph, gimbaled compass by E. S. Ritchie & Sons of Boston, Darra compass corrector, and a Kelvin-White hand compass with integrated battery-powered light.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $100.00
651.
Two Boxed Marine Sextants
Sextants- 2 (Two) Boxed Marine Sextants: 7 inch radius sextant by Wilfred O. White Nautical Instruments, Boston and 6 inch radius sextant by H. Hughes & Son Ltd., London, both in fitted wood cases with accessories.
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: Though there are some pieces missing from both instrument sets, these will still make great display pieces. The White sextant has a dark patina and considerable verdigris. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: 10.25in x 6in x 10.75in
Circa:
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $200.00
652.
Riley Whiting, Winchester, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike weight wood movement carved column and eagle splat shelf clock.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: Mahogany and mahogany veneered case in original finish has some roughness on the capital tops. Right side return has a little damage. Mirror is a replacement. Original painted dial is fairly nice for its age. Original hands. Case probably had a bell originally, but now has a gong. The movement is replaced as it is not the type made by Whiting. Clean label inside.
Dimensions: 18in x 33.5in x 5.75in
Circa: 1830
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $200.00
653.
Seth Thomas, Plymouth, Conn., & others, 30 hour, time, strike and alarm weight wood movement shelf clock.
Estimate: $150.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: A later conversion of a half column & splat shelf clock with the addition of a pillar & scroll top, feet and columns. A painted gold circle has been added to in the center of an otherwise nice dial. Tablet by Tom Moberg. Label inside the case is a copy. Alarm movement appears to be a Seth Thomas.
Dimensions: 17.5in x 30in x 4.75in
Circa: 1835
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $250.00
654.
W. H. McCarthy & Son, London, large aneroid barometer and thermometer.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: Mahogany case in an old finish has small hairline on the outer ring of the case. Original hands. Original painted dial has some slight loss at the number 30 and a small scratch near the name.
Dimensions: 18in x 18in x 4.5in
Circa: 1900
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $475.00
655.
Old Mr. Boston advertising clock with Gilbert movment
Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn., "Old Mr. Boston" novelty advertising clock, 8 day, time only, spring driven balance wheel movement in a solid wood case shaped and painted to look like a bottle of whisky, silvered dial and steel hands.
Estimate: $150.00 - $250.00
Condition Report: This model of clock as shown in Ly's Gilbert reference has a metal case with raised letters and trim in black. This example was well-crafted from solid wood to look like a whiskey bottle. The white and black paint do appear to have some age. The silver paint on the cap is more recent and was not applied with care. Gilbert timepiece movement and silvered dial. The words "8 day" on the dial have been strengthened.
Dimensions: 10in x 22in x 4.5in
Circa: 1935
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $100.00
656.
Ansonia Clock Co., New York, "Loire", 8 day, time and strike spring brass movement enameled iron case mantel clock.
Estimate: $100.00 - $150.00
Condition Report: Restored enameled iron case has a few pin holes in the finish at the front curved edge below the dial and some at the top. Original porcelain dial has a hairline at 7 o'clock and repairs at 2 and 4 o'clock. Movement is signed.
Dimensions: 15.25in x 12.25in x 6.5in
Circa: 1904
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $75.00
657.
Ansonia Clock Co., New York, "Office Regulator", 8 day, time and strike spring brass movement wall clock.
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: Walnut and walnut veneered case in nice condition in original finish. Original paper dial has age darkened a little and has surface abrasion at the winding arbors. Original hands and pendulum. Nice label inside.
Dimensions: 17in x 32in x 5in
Circa: 1906
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $250.00
658.
Ansonia Clock Co., New York, 8 day, time and strike spring brass movement enameled iron case mantel clock. We could not find this model in the catalog.
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: Enameled iron case in nice condition. Original enameled dial is fine also. Original hands. Movement is signed.
Dimensions: 13in x 17.5in x 5.75in
Circa: 1901
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $175.00
659.
22 references books on clocks and watches
Books- 22 (Twenty-two): references on clocks and watches including "Bench Practices for Watch Repairers" by Fried, "Watch & Clock Encyclopedia" by DeCarle, and "The World's Great Clocks & Watches" by Hamlyn. Other authors include Jagger, Fleet, Bly, Terwilliger, Hering, Smith, Edey, Bruton, Dreppard, Harris, LLoyd, Jones, and Tyler.
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: most are hardcover, some with dust jackets. Books are in fair to good condition. Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: x x
Circa:
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Realized Price: $25.00
660.
Chauncey Ives, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike weight wood movement half column & splat shelf clock.
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: Mahogany and mahogany veneered case has been partially refinished with some loss to the original stenciling on the columns and veneer repairs on the base.. The top splat is a replacement. Original painted dial now has a clear coat finish and has some loss on the right side. Original hands. Tablet is a replacement. Bone key escutcheon is missing. The dark label now has a heavy clear coating over it.
Dimensions: 16.75in x 28.5in x 4.75in
Circa: 1828
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $125.00
661.
Clocks- 2 (Two) :(1) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., "Newark", 8 day, time and strike spring brass movement City Series mantel clock. c1884 (2) F. Kroeber Clock Co., New York, "Garnet", 8 day, time and strike spring brass movement mantel clock. c1880
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: (1) Walnut case in nice condition in original finish. Original painted dial has some loss in the center, near 9 o'clock and wear to the chapter ring. Original hands and pendulum. (2) Ebonized wood case in very nice condition in original finish. Original porcelain dial has a couple hairline cracks in the center and a small chip at the timeside winding arbor. Original hands and pendulum. Original tablet is cracked. Stained label on the back.
Dimensions: 14in x 22in x 5.5in
Circa:
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Realized Price: $250.00
662.
Mixed lot of two Connecticut shelf clocks
Clocks- 2 (Two): (1) Chauncey Jerome, New Haven, Conn., 8 day, time and strike, weight half column and cornice shelf clock, c1850 (2) William L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn., "Trinity", 8 day, time and strike, spring brass movement mantel clock, c1913
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: (1) Refinished mahogany veneered case in nice condition. Original dial has been restored by inpainting the loss areas and relining the numbers and signature. Original tablet. No label inside. (2) Cast spelter case is missing the top cast finial and case now gold painted. Original porcelain dial with automatic beat adjustment is perfect. Original hands. Pendulum is replaced. Movement is signed.
Dimensions: 17.5in x 30.5in x 5.25in
Circa:
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Realized Price: $50.00
663.
Clocks- 2 (Two): (1) E. & A. Ingraham, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, spring brass movement serpentine front shelf clock c1852. (2) E. & A. Ingraham, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time, strike and alarm spring brass movement serpentine front shelf clock c1852.
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: (1) Rosewood veneered front case in original finish has one corner chip and some loss on the top left edge. Original painted dial has some small loss on one edge, at the mounting screws and the winding arbors. Both glasses look replaced. The movement is stamped "C. Jerome, New Haven, Conn." but may be OK as E. & A. Ingraham had to buy movements after they parted with Brewster. Elias Ingraham did not establish his own movement shop until 1865. (2) Rosewood veneered case has some remains of an old finish with some small loss at the left front foot and small damage at the top center. Original top and glass and acid etched & cut bottom glass. Painted dial looks original, but the name has been added. Minute hand looks replaced. Clean label inside.
Dimensions: 11.5in x 16.75in x 4in
Circa: 1852
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $275.00
664.
Clocks- 2 (Two): (1) E. & G. Bartholemew, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike weight wood movement pilaster and splat shelf clock. c1832 (2) Daniel Pratt, Jr., Reading Mass., 30 hour, time and strike weight wood movement corner columns and splat shelf clock. c1839
Estimate: $100.00 - $150.00
Condition Report: (1) Mahogany and birds eye case in an old finish has veneer loss on the base, repairs on the two chimneys and some loss near the cross strip. Mirror is a replacement. Alarm dial is in poor condition and is most likely original to the clock as there is evidence that an alarm bell was behind the splat. The current movement does not have an alarm. Period hands. Top glass is missing. Dark label inside. (2) Refinished mahogany veneered case has couple repairs on the door and cross strip. Original dial is in very nice condition. Original hands and mirror. Clean label inside.
Dimensions: 16.25in x 35in x 5.25in
Circa:
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Realized Price: $100.00
665.
Clocks- 2 (Two): (1) E. Ingraham Co., Bristol, Conn., "Yankee Clipper" banjo clock, 8 day, time and strike, spring driven movement in a mahogany case, c1934; (2) Reproduction "Willard" banjo clock fitted with quartz movement, c1979.
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: Dimensions are for the reproduction "Willard" (2). Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: 10in x 39in x 4.25in
Circa:
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Realized Price: $50.00
666.
Clocks- 2 (Two): (1) Germany, Gustav Becker, 8 day, time and strike, weight brass movement vienna regulator clock c1910 (2) French, 8 day, time and strike, spring brass movement black slate mantel clock retailed by "Tilden Thurber & Co., Providence ".
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: (1) Mahogany veneered case in nice condition in an original finish. Original porcelain dial is perfect. Original hands and pendulum. (2) Slate case has a little damage at the right corner of the base and a chip on the top back edge. Original porcelain dial has a small chip at the right side winding arbor. Original hands.
Dimensions: 12in x 34.5in x 4.75in
Circa:
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Realized Price: $275.00
667.
Clocks- 2 (Two): (1) Unknown, 30 hour, time and strike weight wood movement carved column & splat shelf clock. c1832 (2) Elisha Hotchkiss, Burlington, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike weight wood movement half column & splat shelf clock. c1835
Estimate: $100.00 - $150.00
Condition Report: (1) Mahogany veneered case has veneer loss and repairs on the door. Painted dial has scattered loss and wear. Original hands. Some restoration to the carved eagle. A Rodney Brace backboard from a different clock has been added to this case. (2) Mahogany veneered case in an old finish has veneer loss on the base and one side return. Original painted dial has some wear and loss at the winding arbors. Original hands. Replaced mirror. Dark label with some loss.
Dimensions: 18in x 35in x 5in
Circa:
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Realized Price: $125.00
668.
Junghans-style swing clock & skeleton reproduciton
Clocks- 2 (Two): Junghans-style reprooduction swinging mystery clock, 3 to 5 days, time only, spring driven movement with compound pendulum held aloft by a female figure, c1990; (2) Oversize great-wheel skeleton clock reproduction, 8 day, spring driven exposed movement mounted to plate glass on a wood base, white enamel chapter ring, c2012.
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: (1) Good reproduction of Junghans "Diana" model swing clock. Dial says "8 Days" which is not usually true of these reproductions. (2) This clock was removed from its original packaging for the first time for this description, so is in "as new" condition. Dimensions are for the swinger (1). Sold "as is ".
Dimensions: 5in x 13in x 7in
Circa:
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Realized Price: $150.00
669.
Clocks- 3 (Three): (1) E. Ingraham & Co., Bristol, Conn., "Doric Mosaic", 8 day, time, strike and alarm spring brass movement shelf clock, c1880 (2) Mason & Sullivan, Yarmouth, Mass., 8 day, time and strike, spring brass lever movement bracket clock, c1978 (3) Smiths English Clocks Ltd, London, England, 8 day, time, strike and Westminster chime tambour case mantel clock, c1931.
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: (1) Rosewood veneered case in good condition in original finish has some loss to the finish on the door. Someone has painted the original paper dial that has age darkened to brighten it up. Original hands and tablet with some minor loss. Dark label inside. (2) Mahogany case that looks to be one of the kits you could buy from Mason & Sullivan to assemble yourself. This one looks to be unfinished. The dial and movement were also available from them as well. (3) Refinished oak and oak veneered case has a couple tiny dings on the top front edge. Original skeletonized dial and hands. Movement is signed.
Dimensions: 8.75in x 16in x 4in
Circa:
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Realized Price: $100.00
670.
Mixed lot of three Connecticut shelf clocks.
Clocks- 3 (Three): (1) New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn., 8 day, time, strike and alarm shelf or kitchen clock, c1890 (2) William L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn., "Pattern No. 53", 8 day, time, strike and alarm spring brass movement shelf or kitchen clock, c1913 (3) E. Ingraham & Co., Bristol, Conn., "Lilac", 8 day, time and strike, spring brass movement shelf or kitchen clock, c1896
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: (1) Refinished walnut case has a piece missing on the right side. Decorative pieces are missing on the crest and the sides of the case. Original painted dial has scattered loss. Original hands, pendulum and tablet. (2) Pressed oak case of leaves and grapes in nice condition in original finish. Paper dial has age darkened a little with a couple surface stains. Original hands, pendulum and tablet. Partial label on the back. (3) Oak case has remains of original finish. Original paper dial has some surface abrasion and light stains. Original hands, pendulum and tablet. Dark label on the back.
Dimensions: 15in x 23.5in x 4.5in
Circa:
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Realized Price: $100.00
671.
Clocks- 4 (Four): (1) Germany, 30 hour, weight brass movement cuckoo and quail wall clock, c1920 (2) English, 8 day, time and strike, spring brass lever movement gallery clock, c1935 (3) Unknown, American, 30 hour, time and alarm spring brass lever small gallery timepiece, c1865 (4) Smith, England, "Astral", 8 day, spring brass lever movement engine or ward room wall timepiece, c1935
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: (1) Brown stained oak leaf carved case is missing part of the top crest along with pendulum. Original bone hands. Sears, Roebuck & Co. retailed this clock as evidenced by the company name stamped on the movement. (2) Oak case in an old finish. Silvered dial has some minor loss to the numbers. Original hands. (3) Rosewood veneered case with remains of an old finish has veneer chips on the back edge. Original painted dial has scattered loss. Original hands. The right side winding hole grommet is missing. (4) Heavy brass case in nice condition. Original dial looks to have age darkened a little. Original hands.
Dimensions: 15.75in x 17.5in x 9in
Circa:
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Realized Price: $100.00
672.
Mixed lot of eight OG shelf clocks.
Clocks- 8 (Eight): (1) Union Manufacturing Co., Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850; (2) New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1870. (3) Sperry & Shaw, New York, 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1845. (4) Chauncey Boardman, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850 (5) Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., 8 day, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1870. (6) Ansonia Brass Co., Ansonia, Conn., 8 day, time, strike and alarm weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1860. (7) Smith Brothers, New York, 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850 (8) Terry & Andrews, Bristol, Conn., 30 hour, time and strike, weight brass movement OG shelf clock, c1850
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: (1) Mahogany veneered case, needs finish, has some loss on the outer band. The movement in the case needs a seatboard. Painted dial has some damage at the upper left corner, wear to the numbers and abrasion. Period mirror. No hands; (2) Mahogany veneered case in poor condition has veneer loss on the outer band and one side. Original painted dial has significant loss. Period hands. Bottom glass now clear. Dark label inside. (3) Mahogany veneered case in poor condition has loss on the outer band. Original painted dial is soiled. Replace minute hand. Dark label inside. (4) Refinished mahogany and birdseye maple veneered case has loss on the outer band and some loss on the door. Original painted dial has scattered loss. Period hands. Dark label inside. (5) Mahogany veneered case in poor condition has loss and veneer separation over much of the case. Original painted dial has small loss at the mounting screws. Original tablet with some background loss. Clean label inside. (6) Mahogany veneered case in poor condition has loss and separation on the outer band and OG molding. Original painted dial has some scattered loss and wear. Hands look to be replacements. Replaced tablet. Dark label inside. (7) Mahogany veneered case in original finish has loss on the outer band and damage on the bottom edge of the door. Original painted dial is pretty clean for its age. Original hands and mirror. Partial label inside. (8) Mahogany veneered case in poor condition has loss over much of the case. The case has no glasses, dial, hands or pendulum. Dark label inside.
Dimensions: 16in x 30.25in x 4.25in
Circa:
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Realized Price: $25.00
673.
Copy of a Forestville Mfg. Co., Bristol, Conn., 8 day, time and strike spring brass movement shelf acorn clock.
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: This walnut and walnut veneered example has some veneer damage at the top. It was made using solid wood for the case. The originals were made with many layers of veneer pressed in a form to create the shape.
Dimensions: 14.75in x 25.25 x 5.25in
Circa: 1960
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $25.00
674.
Gustav Becker mantel clock
Germany, Gustav Becker, 8 day, time and strike, spring brass movement Westminster chime mantel clock.
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: Mahogany and mahogany veneered case in original finish with some wear on the base. Silvered brass dial has scattered wear to the silver finish. Original hands and pendulum. Movement is signed.
Dimensions: 9.25in x 12.75in x 7in
Circa: 1900
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $150.00
675.
Ingersoll Watch Company countertop display case with prices. Ingersoll watches were supplied by the Waterbury Clock Co. The "Yankee" watch made by Waterbury was introduced in 1896 and sold for one dollar.
Estimate: $100.00 - $150.00
Condition Report: Metal case on a wood base in nice condition for its age with copy minor wear spots on the corners. Original felt and watch price tags.
Dimensions: 9.5in x 14.5in x 6in
Circa: 1930
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $200.00
676.
Reproduction of a Dickory Dickory Dock, 8 day, spring brass movement mouse wall timepiece. This example is based on the model that was produced by the Sessions Clock Co.
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: Chinese copy of the Dickory Dickory Dock clock in mahogany in nice condition. Original mouse and pendulum.
Dimensions: 8.5in x 35.25in x 4.5in
Circa: 2010
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $425.00
677.
Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., "Dana No. 1" shelf clock with a spring driven, 8 day, time and strike movement in an adamantine finish case.
Estimate: $100.00 - $150.00
Condition Report: The case is in very good condition. The original dial is in good condition but needs to be reattached to the bezel. The movement is signed. The hands are original.
Dimensions: 8.25in x 10.0in x 5.5in
Circa: 1913
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $25.00
678.
Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., "Eclipse", 8 day, time, strike and alarm spring brass movement walnut case mantel clock.
Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00
Condition Report: Refinished walnut case in nice condition. Original painted dial is soiled with scattered paint loss. Original hands, tablet and pendulum.
Dimensions: 15.5in x 24.5in x 4.75in
Circa: 1895
This item has been sold!
Realized Price: $100.00
679.
William L. Gilbert Clock Co., Winsted, Conn., "University" wall hanging store regulator with a spring driven 8 day timepiece movement with a 12" Coca Cola advertising dial in a wooden case with a polished mahogany finish.
Estimate: $100.00 - $150.00
Condition Report: The case is in very good condition while the finish coating is thin. The Coca Cola advertising dial is a paper replacement. The hour hand is original, but the minute hand is replaced. The movement has brass bushed steel plates, but not signed but definitely Gilbert.
Dimensions: 17.5in x 34in x 5.5in
Circa: 1913
Schmitt Horan & Co.