Antique American Clocks                      July 2020

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239.    $50

Wm. S. Johnson OG with alarm, 1841-1848.  Mr. Johnson is thought to have been a retailer of clocks in New York city; he was at 16 Cortlandt St. in the mid-1840’s.  This 28-inch OG has good veneer and a glossy finish with a time-strike-alarm 30-hour brass movement, unsigned.  It is running and striking, the alarm untested.  There are two small square weights and an alarm weight.  The painted metal dial has some chipping but is reasonably clean, the hands are new and mismatched.  The mirror is period, the dial glass a replacement.  Good but dark label inside.  $50-$150.

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