174.     $100

German shelf alarm clock, ca. 1880.  A 14-inch tall walnut case with an old finish.  A flat glass in the door over a silvered dial with an alarm ring in the middle that you turn to set.  The alarm strikes on two nickel bells above the movement; an arm on the right side turns the alarm on and off; when it is off the window in the dial shows ‘silent’.  The 8-day movement is unsigned; it is running but I did not test the alarm.  There are three openings in the dial, but the center bottom opening does not seem to be used on this clock.  I don’t believe I’ve seen a German shelf alarm before. $100-$200.