04-25-201504-25-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
April 25, 2015 10:00 AMCalender
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S.B. Terry Eight-day Torsion Octagon Wall Clock

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$677$550
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2804MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: April 25, 2015 10:00AM

Description:

S.B. Terry Eight-day Torsion Octagon Wall Clock, Terryville, Connecticut, c. 1853, rosewood veneered ogee octagon case with printed label on the reverse stating in part, Eight-Day and Thirty Hour Marine Clocks, and Time Pieces. Warranted. Manufactured by Terryville Manufacturing Company, U.S.A., Patented by S.B. Terry, October 5th, 1852., 9-in. painted zinc Roman numeral dial, eight-day, time-only torsion pendulum movement stamped Patented Oct. 5th 1852, ht. 12 in.

Provenance: Terry and Karen Brotherton.
Estimate $500-700

Original dial paint with some losses. Veneer and label in very good condition.


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Keywords

B. Terry Eight-day, Terryville, Connecticut, Terryville Manufacturing Company, United States, Karen Brotherton, Terry, dial paint