17.                  $250

Silas Hoadley pillar & scroll, 1827-1830.  Silas Hoadley worked under Eli Terry until 1810, when he and Seth Thomas bought the shop; in 1813 Silas bought out Seth and began making clocks under his own name.  Hoadley made a lot of pillar & scroll clocks, some of which had an upside-down movement, to avoid patent issues with his former boss.  This is not one of them, however.  The refinished case is 31 inches tall with the brass urn finials; the finish is slightly dull and in need of wax.  The scroll tips have had some repairs, the feet and skirt look original.  The dial glass is old but not 1820’s old; the lower glass is modern with a Moberg tablet.  The wooden dial is clean and colorful, the hands are period and correct.  The 30-hour time-and-strike wooden movement has ivory bushings, as advertised on the label; it is running and striking on the iron bell.  There are two period weights and an old pendulum bob, and a good label on the backwall.  The brass urn finials are on steel posts and there are two period/original tin dust covers over the pulleys on top.  A nice example.  $250–$400.