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Clocks and horological items
1:00 PM PT - Jun 18th, 2010

offered by
Gordon S. Converse & Co.

758 Mancill Rd
Strafford, PA 19087
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June 17th, the day prior to the sale, from 12:00- 6:00 Eastern time. June 18th, the day of the sale 9:00- 4:00 Eastern time.

195 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

Wall Timepiece by Kroeber
A 28" solid walnut carved, shaped and incised wall timepiece...

350
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450
2 Lot 2

Barometer
Wall mounted aneroid barometer with silvered dial and cast b...

10
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20
3 Lot 3

Royal Doulton Porcelain Figurine of Clockmaker
A poly glazed porcelain figurine of a clockmaker at work. Ab...

40
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60
4 Lot 4

Art Deco Miniature Desk Clock
A small, 3 5/8" desk clock where in the early Bakelite faux ...

100
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300
5 Lot 5

Geochron World Time Map and Clock
A "Geochron" clock whose display of the moving world map sho...

400
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600
6 Lot 6

Brass Desk Clock
A small desk clock, later fit with a 19th century stem wind ...

100
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200
7 Lot 7

Easel Form Desk Clock
A decorated Victorian easel form desk clock in a metal and g...

200
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400
8 Lot 8

Easel Form Silver Desk Watch
A sliver plate desk watch in a cushion form, 3 1/4" square w...

150
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300
9 Lot 9

Glass or Rock Crystal Cased Desk Clock
A 19th or 20th century desk clock of European origin set wit...

150
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250
10 Lot 10

French Wall Clock
A mid 19th Century wall clock, 19 3/4" X 19 1/4" with a roun...

250
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400
10A Lot 10A

Balloon Clock
A 9" burl walnut "balloon" shaped case timepiece. The dial r...

50
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125
10B Lot 10B

Gingerbread Clock
An early 20th century pressed oak and painted gingerbread, o...

75
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200
10C Lot 10C

Ball Watch by West End Watch Co.
A "crystal ball" or "ball" desk clock. The spherical desk cl...

200
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300
10D Lot 10D

Clock Tools
Vise, tools, mainsprings, ga-zillion keys.

50
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125
11 Lot 11

Brass and Marble Desk Clock
A brass cased stem wind desk clock whose round porcelain dia...

80
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200
11A Lot 11A

White Marble Desk Clock
A 5 1/2" desk clock whose case is probably of French origin,...

80
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150
11B Lot 11B

Father Time Clock
A collectible desk or mantel clock whose case is cast in the...

50
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80
11C Lot 11C

Orrery or Planetarium
A interesting studio made model planetarium the likes of whi...

100
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200
12 Lot 12

Desk Clock/Barometer/ Thermometer
A gold gilt Swiss high quality rhombus shaped key wind timep...

300
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400
12A Lot 12A

Equestrian theme Clock/Barometer Desk Set
An attached desk set of a clock and barometer, each framed w...

350
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700
12B Lot 12B

Wall Timepiece
A fine late 19th or early 20th Century French made wall time...

300
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500
13 Lot 13

Assorted Tools
An assortment of clock maker's tools, mostly lathe related, ...

100
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200
14 Lot 14

Carved Walnut Clock Shelf
A carved shelf with a base carved in a leaf-like pattern and...

40
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80
15 Lot 15

Globe Clock
A novelty clock, in the form of a globe,about 10" in height,...

80
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150
16 Lot 16

Banjo clock
A 20th century 30" spring driven striking banjo clock by Set...

80
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200
17 Lot 17

Mantel Clock
A 20th century mantel clock whose glass case allows for view...

20
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50
17A Lot 17A

Clock Shelf - WITHDRAWN see lot 47
This item is now Lot 47. Please do not bid on this item.

20
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40
18 Lot 18

Clock Dials
Two 19th century clock dials, each enamel painted on iron. O...

200
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300
19 Lot 19

Assorted Watch Parts
Including a supply of watch staffs, clock movements and more...

25
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50
20 Lot 20

Watch case closing press
A boxed tool for the removal and closing of watch cases.

20
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40
21 Lot 21

A Short Table or Trivet Made from a Clock Dial
A trivet framed with a hand forged iron legs supporting a 10...

125
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200
22 Lot 22

Cottage clock with Bevel Top
A mid 19th century Seth Thomas bevel topped cottage clock, 9...

150
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300
23 Lot 23

Ogee Clock with Merchants' Exchange
A mid 19th century American mahogany veneered eight day shel...

100
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200
24 Lot 24

Weight driven wall timepiece by Chelsea
A solid oak weight driven 8 day wall timepiece by Chelsea fe...

500
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1,000
25 Lot 25

Books on clock and watch repair
Five hard bound books on clock and watch repair by authors G...

40
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60
26 Lot 26

Seven Vintage Horological Publications
Seven publications believed to be out-of-print: John Ware Wi...

120
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150
27 Lot 27

A Cottage clock by the Atkins Clock Company
A 10 1/2" rosewood cased bevel topped cottage clock featurin...

150
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300
28 Lot 28

COTTAGE CLOCK BY SETH THOMAS
A 9 1/4" cottage clock by Seth Thomas in the "alarm" and "ti...

150
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300
29 Lot 29

French Giltwood Barometer
A carved gilt wood framed barometer in as found condition. T...

80
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400
30 Lot 30

Music Box
A 19th century Swiss cylinder music box playing tunes: "Comi...

600
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1,000
31 Lot 31

German factory weight wall clock
A walnut and ebonized wood carved weight driven wall clock, ...

200
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600
32 Lot 32

French Desk Clock
A 7 1/2" tall 19th Century cast bronze dore desk clock mount...

400
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500
33 Lot 33

Digital clocks
A group of six digital clocks by Tymeter, with four being of...

20
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40
34 Lot 34

Travel Sundial
A boxwood cased 2 1/8" round sundial/ compass whose lid open...

200
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400
35 Lot 35

Kroeber's " Eight Day Regulator Number 34"
A 24" wall clock labeled "F. Krober" and "New York" on the b...

200
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400
36 Lot 36

American 19th Century Jasper Cased Mantel Clock
A mental clock with an eight day gong strike mechanism, bein...

150
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250
37 Lot 37

Gilbert China Cased Clock
A Red and polychrome glazed china cased mantel clock by the ...

250
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350
38 Lot 38

Sessions "Gingerbread" Mantel Clock
A 20th century Gingerbread style 24" mantel clock featuring ...

200
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250
39 Lot 39

Walnut Shelf Clock by Kroeber
An American walnut shelf clock by the late 19th century New ...

125
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200
40 Lot 40

Ogee Clock of Philadelphia Interest
A mahogany veneer 30 hour ogee clock by New Haven, attribute...

100
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200
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