Antique American Clocks                      July 2020

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48.      $3000

Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. “No. 3 Vienna”, ca.  1880.  A second 52-inch walnut case in excellent condition.  The base appears to be an old replacement, as may be the finials; the crest is probably original. The full-length dial board is the later version (after 1886) with an incised pattern in gold on a relacquered black board (rather than a fretwork screen as in #47).  This model contains a 30-day double-wind movement made by Welch for the Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. as shown on page 130 of Ly’s Calendar Clocks.  The calendar movement is also period/original; the pendulum stick has been broken and repaired twice and the bob seems like a replacement.  Both paper dials are replacements, as are the roller covers. The hands are old.  The clock is running, keeping time, and the calendar is advancing, although the weekday roller slips and should be glued down.  No label. An ICCCo key is included.  Recent sales range from $2100 to $3800. 

 

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