80.              $50

Jerome & Co. cottage, ca. 1860.  A 13-inch cottage clock with rosewood veneer and gutta percha inserts.  The veneer is a bit roughed up but the age patina is very nice. Both glasses are period and the chocolate-colored gutta percha inserts (a tree-derived natural plastic) are intact, with gold leafing around the edges.  The painted dial is original, as are the hands.  The 8-day movement was made by Noah Pomeroy; it is running and striking on a wire gong.  Although there is an alarm ring, no alarm mechanism is present, and the separately wound alarm is not connected.  This may not be the original movement.  A good label on the back of the door.  A beginning or casual collector?  This is a nice clock at that level.  $75-$150.