13.               $250

Silas Hoadley upside-down shelf clock, ca. 1830.  Hoadley worked with Eli Terry and Seth Thomas before setting out, quite successfully, on his own.  He died a rich man.  This clock is 37.5 inches tall with carved columns, a carved eagle splat (with a reglued wing), and mahogany veneer, standing on small carved paw feet in front and turned feet in back.  There are urn finials on top but they are modern.  The dial glass and bottom glass are original, the mirror is old behind a wooden backboard.  The original lower tablet is cracked but stable.  The wood dial is clean with slight fading and an area of loss over the ‘4’.  The hands are period and I am not sure about the brass alarm hand.  The main attraction with this clock is the upside-down wooden movement with alarm (note the winding arbors above the mainstem).  It runs only briefly and the strike side does not shut off.  I did not test the alarm, and there is no weight (but you can buy alarm weights from me, see #608).  There is a decent label noting the use of ivory bushings, which are present in the movement.  These “Franklin Clocks” (Time is Money) remain popular; AAC sold two examples in 2022 and2023 for $575 and $385, respectively.  $250–$500.