AUCTION : 0519

Lot#: 343

DESCRIPTION: New Haven Clock Co., Jerome & Co., New Haven, Conn., original "Flying Pendulum No. 1" or "Ignatz", 30 hour, spring driven brass movement novelty timepiece.
CONDITION: Oak case in an old finish has a small shrinkage crack at the front center and on the back right side. Original paper dial has some staining in the center. Original hands. There are thousands of Terwilliger reproductions, but few originals survive. New Haven produced them only about a year because they were poor timekeepers.
ESTIMATE: $500 - $700
PRICE SOLD: $500
CIRCA: 1885
DIMENSIONS: 10.75in x 7in x 2.75in

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