91.       $100

Unknown 30-hour column & splat shelf clock, ca. 1830.  The lack of a label prevents us from easily determining the maker of this early “bronzed looking glass” clock, but Boardman & Wells made a great many of these clocks and parts.  The “groaner” wooden movement tells us it was an early manufacture (note the repair to some teeth on the right side).  In addition to lacking a label, this clock has other issues:  The bronzed columns are probably an old repaint (they do show wear and age), the splat is a modern replacement, the mirror an old replacement, the two pulleys are metal, there is some missing veneer on the base, back right side and chimneys; the dial fits but may be a replacement, the wire gong should be an iron bell, and the hands are incorrect.  I hung some groaner weights (item 909 in Parts) and the time side ran reluctantly but the strike side did not.  Certainly room for improvement here.  $100-$200.