Rare And Collectible Clocks : 1816 Clock Value Guide - Price List

Sold on eBay May 04, 2022

Fine Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock by Jean-Baptiste Delettrez

Sold on eBay July 14th, 2024

GEORGE HATCH, ATTLEBORO, MA BANJO STYLE CLOCK RESTORED, 8-DAY TIME ONLY MOVEMENT

BANJO-LIKE 8-DAY TIMEPIECE CLOCK WITH ROUND BOTTOM ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE D. HATCH OF NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA ca.1860; FULLY RESTORED WITH ATTENTION TO D. HATCH (1816-1879) WAS A CLOCKMAKER IN NORTH ATTLEBORO FROM 1837 TO 1873 MAKING A NUMBER OF DIFFERNT STYLES OF WEIGHT-DRIVEN BANJO AND REGULATOR CLOCKSWHEN I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CLOCK CASE AND MOVEMENT MISSING THE 3 GLASSES, DIAL AND WEIGHT WERE MISSING. ALL THE GLASS HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THE 2 BOTTOM TABLETS REVERSE PAINTED AND GILDED BY TOM MOBERG IN THE EXACT STYLE FOUND ON THE ORIGINAL HATCH CLOCKS OF THIS TYPE. THE DIAL I CUT FROM A PIECE OF IRON, PAINTED IT WHITE AND HAND-INKED THE ROMAN NUMERALS AND THE NAME RIGGS & BRO. OF PHILADELPHIA, A NAME OFTEN FOUND ON HATCH DIALS. RIGGS WAS THE RETAILER OF MANY OF HATCH'S CLOCKS. THE PERIOD CAST IRON WEIGHT I FOUND ON EBAY AND IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE NORTH ATTLEBORO SCHOOL OF CLOCKMAKERS AS THEY ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY USED CAST IRON RATHER THAN LEAD FOR THEIR BANJO WEIGHTS. I ADDED THE PENDULUM AND PENDULUM ROD, AGAIN COPYING WHAT IS FOUND ON HATCH CLOCKS. IN PARTICULAR, THE BOB IS DETACHABLE FROM THE ROD MAKING IF VERY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER BANJO STYLE CLOCKS WHERE THE PENDULUM MUST BE SECURED WITH A TIE-DOWN MECHANISM DURING CLOCK MOVEMENT. I ALSO ADDED ORIGINAL PERIOD J-HOOK LATCHES AND A SMALL BRASS ACORN-SHAPED PENDULUM MARKER THAT I MADE MYSELF. THIS WAS SECURED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BLACK PAINTED WEIGHT BAFFLE USING THE SAME HOLES THAT THE ORIGINAL PENDULUM MARKER HAD BEEN FIXED TO THE BAFFLE. NOTE THAT THE VERY THIN BLACK PAINTED WOOD WEIGHT BAFFLES ARE ORIGINAL TO HATCH CLOCKS AND ARE OFTEN MISSING DUE TO THEIR FRAGILITY. THE BACK IS COMPLETELY ORIGINAL BEING MADE FROM 5 PIECES OF PINE AS FOUND ON ALL HATCH CLOCKS OF THIS STYLE. I DID NOTHING TO THE FINISH ON THE CASE EXCEPT APPLY A COAT OF QUALITY CABINMAKER'S WAX. THE SIDES ARE GRAIN PAINTED TO LOOK LIKE ROSEWOOD WITH THE GRAINING TOTALLY INTACT AND VIBRANT (SEE PHOTOS). THE HALF-ROUND FRONT PARTS HAVE BEEN VENEERED IN QUALITY STRIPED MAHOGANY. I AM NOT CERTAIN THE VENEER IS ORIGINAL AS MOST HATCH CLOCKS THAT I COULD FIND WERE ROSEWOOD GRAIN PAINTED ON BOTH THE SIDES AND FRONT. NEVERTHELESS, IF NOT DONE ORIGINALLY, IT WAS EXECUTED QUITE A WHILE AGO AS I HAD TO RE-GLUE QUITE A FEW AREAS THAT WERE COMING DETACHED. THERE IS LITTLE QUESTION THAT THIS QUALITY VENEER LOOKS VERY GOOD ON THIS CLOCK, WHETHER ORIGINAL OR NOT.THE BRASS MOVEMENT IS EXACTLY THAT EXPECTED FOR A HATCH CLOCK OF THIS TYPE. IT IS RESTING ON A SEATBOARD AND IS ATTACHED TO THE BACKBOARD WITH 2 SCREWS PLACED DIAGONALLY THROUGH THE BACK PLATE. IN ADDITION IT HAS A RECOIL ESCAPEMENT, A BUTTERFLY SHAPED SUSPENSION BRIDGE, LONG STRAIGHT CLICK PAWL, STRAIGHT PILLARS BETWEEN THE FRONT AND BACK PLATES, AND TRAPEZOIDAL SHAPED FRONT AND BACK PLATES. THESE ARE ALL TRAITS FOUND WITH HATCH CLOCK MOVEMENTS IN THIS STYLE OF CASE. IN THE LAST PHOTO IS A PAGE FOUND IN THE EXCELLENT BOOK TITLED WILLARD'S PATENT TIME PIECES, A HISTORY OF THE WEIGHT-DRIVEN BANJO CLOCK BY PAUL FOLEY (2002) SHOWING A HATCH CLOCK LIKE THIS ONE ALONG WITH DETAILS OF THE MOVEMENT. ALSO SHOWN IN THE NEXT TO LAST PHOTO IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS CLOCK IN TREASURY OF AMERICAN CLOCKS BY BROOKS PALMER (1977). YOU WILL NOTE THAT AT THE TIME THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED THE MAKER OF THE CLOCK WAS LISTED AS UNKNOWN. THIS WAS BECAUSE THE CLOCKMAKERS OF NORTH ATTLEBORO WERE VIRTUALLY UNKNOWN IN 1977. THIS I ATTRIBUTE, AT LEAST PARTIALLY, TO THE FACT THAT VERY FEW OF THEIR CLOCKS WERE EVER MARKED WITH THE MAKER'S NAME (i.e., NO LABELS OR SIGNED DIALS COULD BE FOUND ON CLOCKS MADE THERE). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS ADVERTISING HAS SINCE BECOME KNOWN ALLOWING MANY OF THESE CLOCKS TO BE ASSIGNED A MAKER. IF YOU ARE MEMBER OF THE NAWCC YOU CAN VIEW AN EARLY BULLETIN ARTICLE TITLED ATTLEBORO CLOCKMAKERS BY STEVEN PETRUCELLI, FEB., 1981, #210, PAGES 14-19.I CLEANED THE MOVEMENT & OILED THE PIVOTS AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. IF YOU KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY SET UP A CLOCK AND INSURE THE PENDULUM HAS A UNIFORM 'BEAT' IT SHOULD RUN FINE FOR YOU. ONE OTHER POINT: THE STEEL 'MOON' STYLE HANDS ARE NEW THAT I FIT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE ARBORS. THERE IS A KEY BUT IT COULD STAND TO HAVE A KEY WITH A LONGER SHAFT GIVEN THE DEPTH OF THE WINDING ARBOR DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT = 33-1/4", OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF TOP DOOR = 14-1/2", DIAMETER OF BOTTOM DOOR = 10-3/4", DEPTH APPROXIMATELY 4"IN DESCRIPTIONS OF THIS CLOCK IN A COUPLE OF AUCTIONS THAT I COULD FIND, THEY WERE CALLED BALTIMORE OR FIGURE 8 STYLE CLOCKS. TO BE HONEST I AM NOT CERTAIN WHERE THE BALTIMORE CAME FROM BUT FOR COMPLETENESS I AM INCLUDING IT HERE. THE FIGURE 8 IS UNDERSTANDABLE AND IS VERY SIMILAR TO A FIGURE 8 STYLE CLOCK MADE BY EDWARD HOWARD OR HOWARD AND DAVIS. I SUSPECT THERE WAS SOME COMPETITION BETWEEN HOWARD AND THE ATTLEBORO CLOCKMAKERS AS THEY WERE BOTH IN BUSINESS AT THE SAME TIME AND BOTH WERE MAKING HIGH QUALITY CLOCKS OF A SIMILAR DESIGN. I HAVE SEEN RECENT AUCTION PRICES FOR THIS STYLE OF CLOCK RANGING FROM $750 TO $2800. I AM STARTING THE AUCTION $250 BELOW THE LOWEST SALE PRICE I COULD FIND. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS!AS YOU MIGHT GUESS I ENJOY RESTORING EARLY CLOCKS, AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE, TO THEIR ORIGINAL STATE. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE WHERE ATTENTION TO THE DETAILS OF THE ORIGINAL CLOCK WAS CLOSELY FOLLOWED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE RESTORATION.THE CLOCK WILL BE DOUBLE-BOXED AND WELL-PACKED FOR SHIPPING BY FEDEX. TOTAL WEIGHT WILL BE SOMEWHERE AROUND 30 LBS.THANKS FOR LOOKING! (Condition: Pre-Owned)

Sold on eBay May 16th, 2025

Bengamin Morrill Banjo Clock, circa 1820-1830, Restored by Master Clocksmith

This 8-day weight driven banjo clock is an excellent example made by Benjamin Morrill (1794 - 1857) and would be dated circa 1820-1830. The clock has been professionally restored by a master clocksmith.Provenance background:There are no maker signature or marks on this clock. The key to identifying the maker of the clock then revolves around the movement, pendulum rod, and case features. NH and VT banjo clock makers incorporated some unique features in their movements and pendulum rods over their contemporary clock makers in MA. These features include: arched cut outs on the lower side of the front & rear movement plates, Curtis style suspension hanger, C-shape bent wire pendulum rod which avoided the need of a keystone, a lower box catch button spring anchored by a screw from the outside rather than on the inside of the box, and other than diamonds between the rails of the sidearms. These makers included Benjamin Morrill, Abiel Chandler, and Levi Hutchins. The C-shape pendulum rod presents a design requirement for the pendulum bob that it cannot be allowed to twist about the rod else there would be lost energy in the pendulum and interference collision with the hour gear and weight shield. The solution was realized by flattening the rod where it passed through the bob. Because the flattened width is not much more than twice the rod diameter, the lead of the bob must be hammered to remove all gap around the flattened rod. The cast iron dial was restored by the Dial House, but they had nothing in their notes as to the dial having been signed when received. Banjo clock cases also carry unique features between the different NH and VT clock makers. A signed Bengamin Morrill banjo clock, as shown on Live Auctioneers on 4-1-2023, has an exact match to this case's interior and movement that includes the following: ** Movement and pendulum rod/bob ** Diamonds between the sidearm rails ** Cast brass dial bezel shape, glass retention tabs, hinge, and locking post. Dial glass is flat and appears to be original. ** Bezel latch release is mounted exterior to the case ** Throat tablet frame is narrower and shorter than used by Willard and similar banjo clocks ** Lower box door latch is a push button whose anchor is a flat head screw from the outside of the case. Typically, the latch post is a flat head screw that has been shaped to contain the locking notch needed by the latch. In this clock the latch post has a brass knob head instead of being a flat head screw because the taper angle of the screw head would challenge the adhesion stability of the veneer. The latch post and knob are new.Clock details:While these clock makers had many common elements in the movement design, the hands appear to be uniquely different for each maker and can be identified in the book 'New Hampshire Clock & Clockmakers' by Parsons. These hands are matched on pg.177, figure301. The tablets on this clock are sized differently than on the MA made clocks particularly for the shortened and narrow throat. These tablets came from a set of gilded frame/tablets purchased at an earlier time on eBay and were fitted into the throat and lower tablet frames. They are contemporary to the age of this clock.The case is made of mahogany and mahogany veneers. The one-piece backboard is original. The bottom section was rebuilt at some time in the past. It is not unusual for the cable supporting the weight to break - sending the weight crashing through the bottom especially when in the olden days the cord was made from cat gut. The sides appear to be the original wood with the bottom glue blocks and base board having been replaced. The number 'XVI' is carved in the throat section and could mean the case was one of a lot of 16 or the case was made in 1816. The newer base board shows no indication that a pedestal was ever attached. It is clear that the movement is the only one that has ever been mounted within this case. Case is medium stained mahogany stained and finished with many coats of shellac followed by a modified French polish to bring out the shine and depth of the wood grain. All brass fittings are polished and clear coated with lacquer. The hands are cold blackened. Weight is cast iron, Weight stop has been modified from a screw to a screw retained wedge block that prevents the screw from being pulled out of the backboard. Key is included.Collectively, this banjo clock is a fine example by Bengamin Morrill and a historic timepiece that will grace your home or office with ageless sophistication.Clock will be double cardboard boxed with the weight outside of the inner cardboard box containing the clock.Dimensions of clock: 29.5" high + 4.5"finial x 10.25" wide x 3.75" deepWeight of clock: 15 lb, 1ozShipping: Clock will be shipped in a custom crafted reusable wooden crate which is designed to last another 100 years. It will then be packed within a padded cardboard box. This insures the clock may be safely delivered to you and, can be moved in the future, if needed. Integral chambers ensure the weight, pendulum bob, eagle, and key cannot get loose and cause damage to the clock. The clock itself is wrapped in de-acidified tissue paper over a thin polyurethane foam wrap and floated within the box by polyurethane foam blocks and sheets. This option is a good solution for those who know they will be moving often or as a way to ensure the clock can be safely passed down to family members. Instructions are included for the packing of the clock within the crate and reassembly later. An example of the crate is shown in the pictures. It can be made as either 1x2 trimmed plywood panels or pine box sides with plywood top/bottom panels. The panels and gusset plates are glued and screwed together with only the top panel being removable. As an aside, if transporting the clock as luggage on a plane you need to separate the dial and weight shield from the case so that it can be easily reviewed by TSA else you will cause quite the commotion and significant delay in getting to your flight. As you can see in the example crate photos, the dial and weight shield are packed on the top just under the top crate panel. I say this from my own experience.Please see pictures as they are an integral part of the description. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have before purchasing or bidding.Packed with care for a worry-free safe delivery. Ship cost includes tracking and full insurance coverage. (Condition: Refurbished)

Sold on eBay Dec, 7th 2019

Waltham Presentation Banjo Wall Clock NO RESERVE

Sold on eBay August 27th, 2023

Rare And Collectible Clocks : 1816 Clock Price List

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Fine Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock by Jean-Baptiste Delettrez

GEORGE HATCH, ATTLEBORO, MA BANJO STYLE CLOCK RESTORED, 8-DAY TIME ONLY MOVEMENT

Bengamin Morrill Banjo Clock, circa 1820-1830, Restored by Master Clocksmith

Waltham Presentation Banjo Wall Clock NO RESERVE

Antique Clock Movement Winterhalder & Hofmeier W&H SCH