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228.             $500

Forestville Manufacturing Co. ripple-front gothic, 1842-1849.  A second example of this desirable model; note that the ripple pattern differs from that of #227.  The case is 19 inches tall with an old finish; both glasses are old, but the dial glass has newer putty.  The tablet is colorful and largely intact.  The dial holds old paint with a partial JC Brown signature below the mainstem; there is flaking, discoloration, and roughness to the dial.  The hands are correct and period/original.  The 8-day, time-and-strike movement is signed J.C. Brown, Forestville.  It is running and striking on a wire gong, but the strike does not want to stop and will need adjustment.  There is a yellowed label for Forestville Mfg Co./J.C. Brown inside.  $500–$700.

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Antique American Clocks                     JANUARY 2025

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