57.              $200

Silas B. Terry Eight Day Brass Clock, ca. 1855.  Well, it looks like a standard triple decker column & cornice clock and could easily be Seth Thomas or Forestville.  But a closer look and you’ll notice that the winding arbors are a bit high, and a peek inside tells you why – it’s a Silas B. Terry clock. Nothing is ever ordinary with SB Terry.  The 32.5-inch case is dark with a clean, varnished finish; there are numerous losses to the veneer on the front base and midsection divider, disguised with dark stain.  The three glasses look to be original and are certainly period, the tablets in remarkable condition.  The contoured metal dial has been repainted, the hands are period and proper.  The 8-day, time-and-strike movement is not signed, but has characteristics of movements by Mr. Terry: a large, seconds-beat escape wheel mounted in-between the plates, solid main wheels, and an unusual strike chain.  For more information on this clock see this NAWCC Bulletin article from 1966.  The clock is running and striking, driven by two old cast iron weights.  Well, it was running until the time cord snapped, the weight fell with a thud, and I jumped out of my chair like a skeered rabbit.  You’ll have to restring it.  There is a very good (and surprisingly large, for Terry) label inside.  AACsold a near-identical example a year ago for $280.  A beautiful clock.  $200-$300.

Antique American Clocks                    January 2026