Antique American Clocks January 2021
220. $100
Jonathan Frost wooden works with alarm, 1841. A 29.5-inch OG-style case with a cornice top, seen
in several examples from this maker. The mahogany veneer is good, a few chips but nothing serious. The dial glass is period
and may be original; the mirror is a modern replacement. Frost appears to have made all his shelf clocks with mirrors. The dial is clean and bright and there is a period alarm disk in the center; the hands are period. The movement is a 30-hour
and is running and striking on a wire gong. I did not test the alarm; it strikes a bell on top of the case. There are
two period weights and an alarm weight. A good label that includes the date of manufacture. As we know, wooden works with
alarms are not common, but something Frost specialized in. $100-$200.