Antique American Clocks                      July 2020

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445.    $150

Winterhalder “Postman” wall clock, ca. 1870.  Winterhalder is signed on the painted wooden dial; the wooden plate movement confirms its German/Black Forest origin and the metal arbors indicate it was made after 1840 or so.  Winterhalder made clocks for the English market.  This is also known as a wag-on-wall clock, given the wide swing of the long pendulum. The clock is 12 inches across with a walnut rim and a convex glass over the dial.  The hands may be original.  It is running and striking like a champ; it is a one-day clock.  There aren’t a lot of examples of clocks like this on the internet; I’m guessing $150-$300.

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