Antique American Clocks January 2020
24. $600
New Haven “Sauer’s Advertiser”, ca. 1910. These clocks were made in the early 1900’s by
Sauer’s in Richmond, VA, using a New Haven time-only, 8-day unsigned movement and case, 42 inches in length. It has a 12-inch
signed, painted dial that shows some smearing of the lettering from aggressive cleaning. The plain wood case is darkly stained
and has a few scrapes. The advertising glass is the main attraction and is in excellent shape with no scratches or losses; however,
there is some tarnishing to the gold medals. Sauer’s reissued this clock in the 1970’s; reissues have a bright green background
behind the Sauer’s name, while the originals have a dark green background, as seen here. The clock is running fine and keeping
time but is rather loud. There is a New Haven label on the back. Horton’s sold one in 2015 for $1500, but $600-$900 is
a more reasonable expectation today.