76.              $100

Birge, Mallory & Co. Patent Brass Eight Day Clock, 1838-1843.  A 35.5-inch mahogany case in an Empire style with a beautiful, clean finish; the top right side of the cornice has been repaired.  The dial glass is original, with two cracks; the middle mirror is a modern replacement, but may have been a mirror originally, as it has a wood backboard; and the lower mirror is old.  The gilded dial is in great shape, with an old mirror on a pull-up rod behind the dial.  The hands are period/original.  The 8-day, time-and-strike strap-brass movement is stamped BMC & Co and is running and striking on a wire gong, driven by two cast-iron weights.  There is a good label inside.  $100–$200.