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214.         $500

English tavern clock, ca. 1880.  The dial says Thomas Moss, London, but the dial and the movement are not original to each other – one has been replaced.  The mahogany case is 53 inches long with an old finish and nice patina.  The door lock works and there is a key.  The 16-inch dial is painted with no chipping or significant wear, behind a thick glass in the brass bezel.  The hands are appropriate.  The weight-driven movement is time-only, as you would expect, and is running without issue.  It is not fusee; the brass shell weight is 13.5-lb.  The back of the dial has posts for mounting to a movement with pins, but there are no mounting holes on the brass plate movement.  I did not remove the movement to see if it was signed on the back, but a signature is uncommon.  No label or internal markings.  A nice-looking tavern clock.  $500-$800.

 

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Antique American Clocks                     January 2023

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