"Peale"	Maker: New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, CT Built: 1910's? Case: Inlaid mahogany I've actually owned two of these clocks. The one pictured is an all-original beauty. Porcelain dial, wood inlay on the front; inside there's a rack & snail strike with one of the sweetest cathedral gongs I've heard. The second one is almost as nice as the first, with only a few "deductions" for small chips on the dial and slight crazing on the finish.
"Cabinet No. 61"	Maker: Kroeber Clock Co., New York, NY Built: c. 1880 Case: Walnut Here's a very rare Kroeber clock. It's a short, mirror-side cabinet clock. This was love at first sight (perhaps I lived in Victorian times in a previous life). The catalog illustration shows wood finials instead of cherubs in front of the mirrors. I will have to do more research to determine if the cherubs are original. The perfect porcelain dial features the Kroeber logo.
"Belmont #3"	Maker: Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, CT Built: c. 1915 Case: Adamantine This is one of the nicest Adamantine clocks I've encountered. Apart from typical fading, the finish is in great condition. After I got it home and took the movement apart, I recognized the work of one of the best clock shops in the area -- the movement, apart from needing normal cleaning and oiling, was in near-perfect shape. I did some touch-up pivot polishing and now it keeps great time. Its only noticeable flaw: The brass ring around the left winding hole is missing.
"Abbey"	Maker: New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, CT Built: 1920's Case: Walnut The beautiful case is totally matched by a lovely Westminster chime. (My favorite sound for a Westminster chime is as though it's off in the distance -- this one is slightly soft and echo-y, just the way I like it!) This clock has a monstrously complex, three-plate movement -- when I went to work on it, I made copious notes and drawings before disassembling it. I've since worked on several more clocks with the same movement. It's always a challenge.
"Turkey"	Maker: Ansonia Clock Co., New York, NY Built: 1890's Case: Walnut A short-lived model, it's an unusual variant on the steeple theme. The original finials had been chopped off, so I had new ones fabricated to try and match the catalog drawing.
"Cabinet A"	Maker: Ansonia Clock Co., New York, NY Built: 1890's - 1900's Case: Oak The case has been recently refinished on this ornate beauty, modeled after German designs. Beautiful throughout.
"Pylon"	Maker: Ansonia Clock Co., New York, NY Built: Circa 1914 Case: Brass-plated metal Ansonia made several metal-cased styles like this around 1914. This one has a near-perfect porcelain dial.
"Sonora Chime"	Maker: Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, CT Built: 1900 - 1910's Case: Adamantine Sonora Chime clocks are among the most collectable. This clock chimes Westminster chimes on four tuned cup bells with leather-tipped hammers. It's a very pretty sound. When I got this clock, the works were filthy and frozen solid. Well, my best guess is that the dried oil in the movement was the original factory oil! From the undisturbed condition of the tiny springs that were used on the striking linkage, it looked like the movement had never been disassembled! There are no bushings and almost no movement wear. Well, after a good cleaning, the movement is running very well, with the Sonora bells chiming nicely.
"Progress"	Maker: Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, CT Built: 1900 - 1910's Case: Oak veneer When I bought this clock, I had never seen a clock with this configuration: it's a plain oak round-top, but if you look closely at the lower left section of the oak front, you'll see a winding hole for the separate alarm movement. The paper dial is original and reads "Seth Thomas/Automatic Eight Day Long Alarm/Patent Applied For." The ring below 12 is where you set the alarm (you need a key) and the S/F setting is above 6. The alarm is turned on and off by a lever just below the dial bezel (barely visible in the photo). Interestingly, a piece of old cloth is tacked to the bottom of the case, covering a sound hole where the alarm bell is.

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