217.     $100

Brewster & Ingrahams “round gothic”, 1843-1852.  Contemporary with Terry & Andrews and also in Bristol, CT, and with similar productivity.  A 19-inch rosewood-veneered case in very nice condition.  The tablet is period cut or polished glass, the dial glass a modern replacement.  The painted metal dial is very old, the hands period. The signed, 8-day time-and-strike movement has brass springs, as it was originally made.  It is running unreliably and will need a bit of attention to get it up to speed; it strikes on a wire gong.  The thick brass springs make the clock surprisingly heavy.  A good green label inside, with an old pendulum bob and key; the door key serves as a handle and there is an ivory escutcheon. $100-$200.