185.           $500

S.B. Terry wall regulator, ca. 1850.  This clock was the precursor to Seth Thomas’ most popular clock, the Regulator No. 2.  Thomas bought out Terry in 1859 and used Terry movements and cases in early wall regulators, including the Regulator No. 1, which shared the lower tablet and other design features, including the sliding weight shield.  Terry regulators can be distinguished by the slant-base and the decorative gilded design on the tablet.  Some have a seconds bit (as found here), and some do not.  The 32-inch case is veneered in rosewood with a clean finish all around, including the bezel.  The dial glass is period if not original, the lower glass period with a proper repainted tablet.  The dial was recently repainted and the Silas B Terry name was added; the hands are proper but not original.  The 8-day, time-only movement is not the later round movement that Terry developed, but this rectangular movement is found in other examples.  It runs irregularly, stopping frequently, and will need to cleaned, at a minimum.  The weight is proper on a brass pulley and the pendulum stick and bob look period/original.  The weight shield is either a replacement or has been repainted and the Terry label lost.  The paper beat scale at the bottom may be original.  AAC sold an SB Terry wall regulator in January 2025 for $750.  $500–$750.