141.     $350

D. J. Gale “Gale Drop Calendar No. 3”.  This clock is a marriage, a modern case made in China and imported by the Classical Clock Company of California and an early No. 3 Gale movement.  The 30-inch case (17 inches wide) is veneered in walnut, the glasses are of course new, and the lower glass tablet is correct for this model.  The dial is paper (as was the case with the original model) and the hands are correct.  The movement is signed E. N. Welch (this clock was marketed by Welch, Spring & Co.) and is correct to the No. 3 model, along with the pendulum stick and bob.  There is black foam on the back wall (this model originally had black felt inside on the back) and there is a reproduction label on the bottom of the case.  The clock is running, striking a wire gong on the hours, and the calendars are advancing.  For reference see Ly, Calendar Clocks, pages 48-58; R.O. Schmitt’s sold a similar example (marriage) in 2011 for $1100.  $350-$1000.