Antique American Clocks                      July 2020

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231.     $50

Mission-style grandmother clock, ca. 1903-1918?  This 68-inch tall, dark oak case has a very simple time-only weight driven movement on a pull-up weight.  The movement and the frame are unsigned but one possibility is the Monitor Clock Works out of Medina NY in the early 1900’s.  Their movements were very small with just three gears and were weight-driven.  A similar model with a label sold at Soulis auctions in 2011.  Based on what I can find on MCW, it appears that this clock is lacking a large pulley that would have hung from the looped chain on which to hang the weight.  The pendulum bob and possibly the weight may be replacements.  Given all that, the clock runs just fine, although I did not check it for time-keeping. $50-$100.

 

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