104. $150
Chauncey Jerome 30-hour fusee steeple, 1845-1850. A 20-inch
sharp gothic with good mahogany veneer and a clean finish. The cone finials are sharp, both glasses likely original, with a
good decalcomania transfer tablet of Westminster Abbey. The contoured metal dial is in poor condition with considerable losses
and discoloration. The hands are period/original. The signed 30-hour time-and-strike fusee movement is running and striking
on a wire gong; note that the pendulum is suspended from the top of the case, a rare configuration. The fusees are wooden with
the springs behind them, all mounted on a cast iron bracket under the movement. The justification for the overhead pendulum
is that it allowed the use of OG movements, which required a longer pendulum; AAC sold a similar example in 2024 for $250. A
very dark green label inside. $150–$250.
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Antique American Clocks July 2025