Antique American Clocks January 2020
60. $500
B.B. Lewis “Calendar No. 2”, ca. 1865. I cannot determine who made and sold this weight-driven
hanging calendar clock, as the labels are lost; it is either the Carter brothers or Welch, Spring & Co. There should be
a label on the back wall and on the back of the calendar mechanism on the lower door. The 31-inch case is veneered in rosewood,
the wooden bezels were likely grain-painted to match. The case has been cleaned and polished; the base is a replacement, not
quite to specs. Both dials are either original or very old repaints, and both dial glasses are old and wavy. All the hands
are correct. The unsigned movement is a double-wind, time-only, driven by two modern round steel weights; the catalog says 8
days, solid plates, retaining power, steel-pivoted rolling pinion. There is a key to lock/unlock the lower bezel. The
clock is running and keeping time, the weekday is advancing, but calendar mechanism needs adjustment. This model typically sells
for around $600. $600-$800.