Antique American Clocks January 2021
117. $250
Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. “No. 16 Hanging Index”, 1890-1916. One of the first oak
clocks made by ICCC, made of solid oak, 30 inches long. The Hanging Index is not at all common. This one has
advertising for the Simons Brothers in Mt. Gilead, OH on the lower dial. Early models of this clock had a black painted
dial board, as found here, but this dial board did not start out with this clock; there are screw holes across the middle that have
nothing to screw into. The board is also badly warped and separated at the bottom; there is incising, as commonly found with
Ithaca dial boards, that probably should have gold highlighting. The paper-covered metal dials are also replacements, as
the proper calendar dial should have a round opening to view the pendulum bob. The movement here is a time-only double-wind,
unsigned, and looks like it was made by Pomeroy. It is running without problem but the connection to the calendar movement has
been replaced with a homemade version that needs adjustment to get the calendars working. A nice label on the back. $350-$500.