134.     $500

Seth Thomas “Parlor Calendar”, ca. 1863.  One of Seth Thomas’s earliest shelf calendar models, this one made prior to 1865 as judged by the Plymouth Hollow label and stamp on the movement.  There are many places where the rosewood veneer is lost, reglued, or repaired on this angled 30.5-inch case.  Both glasses are old, the center tablet is as shown in the catalog illustration and is on old glass.  The painted metal dials are certainly original and have been touched up extensively; the hands are correct.  There is a card label on the back of the door with instructions to set up and run and a very nice and complete label on the back wall.  The movement is running and striking on the wire gong, driven by two large iron weights; the calendar weekday roller is advancing but the date hand needs adjustment.  All in all, this is a pretty good example.  Horton’s sold one in 2018 for $750.  $500-$750.