161. $1500
Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. “No. 1 Regulator” REPRODUCTION, ca.
1980. A 72-inch mahogany case with exquisite carvings top and bottom. This is a remarkable and beautiful reproduction
of the original. The 12-inch dials are paper on zinc plates; the hands match the hands shown in the catalog illustration
(Ly,Calendar Clocks, page 125). The incised dial board is well done but not perfect; there is a split at the top and middle
that have been repaired. The incised pattern closely matches the catalog illustration. The nickel-plate movement
was made by Leonard Bisby of Aurora MO (as stamped on the front plate); it is double-weight, time-only, 8-days and running, and the
calendars are advancing. There are two flat cast iron weights and a modern nickeled pendulum bob that matches the one shown
in the catalog illustration. The case is numbered ‘3’, suggesting that there at least two others out there, but I can find
no sales records for Bisby (or any) reproductions. This clock sold last summer for $1700; the customer returned it because he bought
an original last fall (for $7800). $1500–$4000.
Antique American Clocks JANUARY 2024