101. $200
Brewster & Ingrahams Patent Eight Day Repeating
Brass Clock (sharp gothic), 1845–1846. This steeple uses a modified version of Kirk’s patented eight-day repeating brass
movement where only the springs are enclosed in cast iron cups, and there is no iron backplate. Ly (American Clocks, Vol.
3, page 32) states that this was a transition movement that was probably only used for a year, after which the use of enclosing cups
was discontinued. The 20-inch case has good, clean mahogany veneer all around, cone finials, and two original glasses, the upper
glass held in place with old/original putty. The tablet is cut and frosted glass. The contoured dial has been
repainted, the hands are likely original. The maker’s name, E.C. Brewster & Co., is stamped into the bottom of the
dial, suggesting that this dial was made before Elias teamed up with the Ingrahams in 1845. The 8-day, time-and-strike movement
is also die-stamped E.C. Brewster & Co. It will run and strike but the verge is wobbly and needs repair. This clock
also has the early brass lyre base for the gong, and the fancy brass pendulum ornament that attaches to the pendulum rod. There
is a good green label on the backwall. This transition model is uncommon; AAC sold one last summer for $350, and there
are no sales listed on the Antique Clocks Identification and Price Guide or LiveAuctioneers. $200–$350.
Antique American Clocks July 2025
