63.      $200

Dyer, Wadsworth & Co. (attr.) triple-decker, ca. 1838-1843.  I can find little information on W. Dyer who worked out of Augusta Georgia, assembling and selling clocks from Connecticut in the South to avoid peddler’s fees. His name is associated with several partners in Georgia.  There is very little left to the label in this clock which came out of Alabama, but the name “DYER, WA… Augu…” can be made out (see photo), suggesting Dyer, Wadsworth & Co., Augusta GA.  The two-door clock is 38 inches tall with good mahogany veneer all around.  The carved splat on top is likely a modern replacement; the dial glass is modern, as is the middle tablet, repainted nicely; the period mirror is held in by new putty.  The ball feet are modern.  The wooden dial has been professionally touched up, primarily the cream background; the slide-in mirror is newer and does not have a lift wire; the hands are original.  The strap-brass movement is unsigned, but Dyer is said to have used movements from Birge & Mallory, and this movement is of that period.  This clock does not include weights but two weights that will work in this clock are listed in Parts (item 901).  The clock is running with those weights and striking on cue.  $200-$400.