Picatures and text furnished by William Mittlestadt!!
This is a very scarce clock.
The mov't is Waterbury with ladder chains and rope twist weights. This is the same mov't that is in a Waterbury Augusta.
Waterbury did not make the hall bench but sold mov'ts to a company in New York that made this piece of furniture. This company made three different styles of hall benches, this is the middle grade model.
They are very collectable and I purchased this one off from Ebay about 3 years ago in Monterey California. I had it shipped to Wisconsin for $375.00 The finish is original and the clock has very nice carvings.
Most people who see it are amazed and never knew such an item was ever made.
Posts: 2537 | Location: Mount Angel, Oregon in the U.S.A. | Registered: November 19, 2002
....very interesting!!!a marvelous piece at a remarkably modest price!...are you thinking of replating/gilding the hands to make them stand out?...Jim C
