Four Terry Cigar Box/Cottage Shelf Clocks, all with painted tin dials with Roman on chapter rings, outer minute ring marked with ticks, bold every 5 minutes, includes three with scarce brass 30-hour time only ladder-type movements, one with printed paper label on interior reading Patent/Caveat Filed A.D. 1851/S.B. Terry/Manufacturer of/Clocks/Terryville, Conn./Warranted with original gilt and blue tablet in geometric design, pine case, 3″ x 6.5″ x 10.5″ high, PLUS second with the same scarce movement, tablet with orange and gold scroll work surround, pine case in original red painted finish with black scroll work on front of base, 3.75″ x 7.8″ x 10.4″ high, PLUS 3rd with open escapement with cast brass alarm ring in Roman, similar 30-hour time and alarm spring driven movement with label as above on interior, original mirrored tablet, pine case, 3″ x 6.5″ x 10.4″ high, AND 4th dial with light blue/green scroll work in spandrels, 30-hour spring driven time and alarm brass movement with sunburst cut-out open escapement and cast brass alarm ring with Arabic, printed label on interior reading in part Terry’s Patented Clocks/The Terry Clock Co./Waterbury, Conn./U.S.A., with gold scroll work tablet on blue ground, mahogany veneer case with stepped out base, 3.6″ x 7.75″ x 11.75″ high. All clocks include pendulums and keys except last which is missing pendulum.
Condition report
1st minor touch up on dial, cleaned old varnish finish, currently running; 2nd slight wear to dial and case, currently running; 3rd minor soil on dial, mirror clouded, currently running; 4th refinished, not currently running, likely because pendulum missing.
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