Antique American Clocks January 2020
456. $225
German closed-well swinger chime, ca. 1900. No maker evident on this 32.5-inch walnut (?) case or on the movement. It has an unusual strike, playing the complete Westminster chimes on four rods at each quarter-hour, followed by a double-strike on a 5th rod once for each quarter-hour, and followed by a strike to count the hours on the hour. It’s complicated, but it seems to be working. There is a silvered metal dial with a bronze inset to match the large pendulum bob, behind a lower glass. The dial glass is curved. An interesting model I’ve not seen before. $225-$350.
