Antique American Clocks                      July 2020

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233.    $100

Wm. Gilbert “Hollywood”, ca. 1929.  A small wall clock (24 inches tall), “for the modern home or apartment.” This model is shown in Ly’s Gilbert Clocks Supplement, page 12.  It has a dark mahogany finish, a beveled lower glass, and a silvered dial with “ornamental hands”.  There are small carved ornaments on the top and bottom, not very noticeable.  The signed silvered dial is a bit yellowed here.  The 8-day time-and-strike signed movement is running and striking the hours and half-hours in a ding-dong pattern on two chime rods.  The nickeled pendulum rod and bob are correct.  Typically sells for from $100 to $200 on eBay; often missing the beveled lower glass.  $100-$200.

 

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