19.                   $75

Daniel Pratt Jr. spring-driven shelf clock, ca. 1845.  Daniel Pratt was a clockmaker and a successful retailer in Boston and Reading MA. This simple case has a rounded border on the front and is veneered in mahogany with an old finish.  The dial glass is old, possibly original, puttied in place; the mirror appears to be more modern, with a fiberboard backing.  The metal dial is in good shape and may be an old repaint.  The hour hand looks original, the minute hand a likely replacement.  The brass 30-hour spring-driven movement is identical to the one in #18 and so is likely of Brewster & Co. origin, unsigned and is mounted on an iron backplate; I can’t get the strike to work.  There is a good label inside.  $75–$150.