Antique American Clocks January 2022
250. $50
Modern blinking eye clock, “Sambo”, 1990. As the label states, this is a modern cast iron reproduction
of the Bradley & Hubbard novelty from the 1870’s. It holds a battery-operated quartz movement with a lever to swing a pendulum
or, in this case, cause the eyes (wooden plugs) to move up and down, as the originals do. Pretty clever! It is running and the
time is advancing. The metal bezel around the dial is beat up; the paint on the figure is nicely done. There is a label
on the bottom. One machine screw holding it together is missing. I have not seen this reproduction before. $50-$100.