179. $75
Sperry & Shaw 30-hour OG alarm, 1844-1851. Located
at 10 Courtland St in New York City, they were prolific marketers of mostly OG clocks in the late 1840’s, including to England. This 30-hour OG has birdseye maple veneer on the front, surrounded by mahogany trim on the door and sides. Both glasses are
old, the dial glass original with the original putty, the lower glass a replacement held in with wooden strips. The tablet looks
like a Gilbert tablet, with two geese hunters in a canoe with a retriever dog bringing back a kill. The losses on the tablet
are modest and not noticeable. The dial is wooden, possibly original given that it is a weight-driven time, strike, and alarm
movement, and those dials are not common. It is in good condition with the likely original paint. The hands match but
may be replacements. The brass movement is unsigned; I could not test it because the strings are broken, but the hooks and weights
are there; it should be restrung. I did not test the alarm, but there is a small weight in a wire cage to drive it. There
is a good label inside. $75–$150.
Antique American Clocks JANUARY 2025