February 23, 2005, 10:10
Derek B. PhelpsSperry & Shaw Shelf Clock
This Sperry & Shaw clock has a 21 1/2" X 13" mahogany veneer case and a 30 hr time/strike weight driven movement. The two things I like about this clock is its small size and the lower glass tablet which is very unusual, original to the clock and untouched.
Henry Sperry & James Shaw produced clocks from 1844 to 1851. They produced OG clocks and appearently were direct competitors of Chauncey Jerome after Jerome started exporting clocks to England.
Derek
February 23, 2005, 10:13
Derek B. Phelpsclose-up of the lower tablet
February 23, 2005, 10:23
Derek B. PhelpsFinally, the movement & label (10 Cortlandt Street, New York) The weights for this clock are the small square weights and not the more common 3 1/2# round weights used with the larger OG clocks.