043-C-0692

TERRY CLOCK CO. SHELF CLOCK
INDEX # : 043-C-0692

circa: 1880-1884

CLOCK STYLE Small Shelf

CLOCK NAME Climax

MANUFACTURE Terry Clock Co., Pittsfield, Mass.

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE

Brass, 8-day, spring driven, time and strike on cathedral gong. Movement stamped:
"Terry Clock Co.".

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base = 12 ½", Height = 18 ¾", Depth = 4 ½"

LABEL INFORMATION

Excellent label on inside of case "Terry Clock Co.", partial label on back of case.

DIAL INFORMATION

White paper dial pasted on zinc dial pan with black roman numerals. Brass bezel, 4 1/8" chapter ring.

MISC. FEATURES

Walnut case in good condition. Brass pendulum with damascening on bob.

Gilt stenciled tablet (11 1/2" x 5 3/4") of ladies bust surrounded by pussy willows and flowers, held in place with 2 wood strips.

ACQUIRED FROM Antique auction at "Klienfelter's Auction House", Lebanon, PA.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Running, poor restoration attempt made on verge by a previous owner. Dial glass is original, good stencil..

RESTORATION N/A

HISTORICAL DATA

The Terry Clock Company factory as it stood in 1883 in Pittsfield, Mass.
The Terry Clock Company was founded in 1867 by Silas B. Terry in Waterbury, Conn. Silas was the fourth son of Eli Terry (the famous clockmaker from Plymouth, Conn.) Silas was born in 1807, and died in 1876, his clock making career spanning some 50 years. The company was moved to Pittsfield, Mass. in 1880, after Hezekiah S. Russell, his brother, Solomon, and businessman Edward Jones purchased a large interest in the failing company. Two of Silas's sons made the move to Pittsfield, serving in key management positions, however, Edward Jones was named president of the Terry Clock Co.. In 1888, the Terry brothers relinquished control of the company to Russell and Jones, and the company was re-organized as the Russell & Jones Clock Co. This was then end of the Terry era in clock making. The firm Russell & Jones's catalog carried the same clocks, even the same clock model names as when company was
operated as the Terry Clock Co..

The "Climax" model shelf clock was sold new in 1889 by Russel and Jones for $5.50.

REFERENCES 1. "Clock Identification and Price Guide - Book 2" by Roy Erhardt., page 85 (Russel Jones catalog).
2. "American Clock Making - Its Early Years" by Henry Terry, page 7 (from Terry Clock Co. 1885 catalog).
3. Reprint of "The Terry Clock Co.'s Catalogue and Price List - Waterbury, Conn. 1875"

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Small Shelf
CLOCK NAME	Climax
MANUFACTURE	Terry Clock Co., Pittsfield, Mass.
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Brass, 8-day, spring driven, time and strike on cathedral gong. Movement stamped: "Terry Clock Co.".
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base = 12 ½", Height = 18 ¾", Depth = 4 ½"
LABEL INFORMATION	Excellent label on inside of case "Terry Clock Co.", partial label on back of case.
DIAL INFORMATION	White paper dial pasted on zinc dial pan with black roman numerals. Brass bezel, 4 1/8" chapter ring.
MISC. FEATURES	Walnut case in good condition. Brass pendulum with damascening on bob. Gilt stenciled tablet (11 1/2" x 5 3/4") of ladies bust surrounded by pussy willows and flowers, held in place with 2 wood strips.
ACQUIRED FROM	Antique auction at "Klienfelter's Auction House", Lebanon, PA.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Running, poor restoration attempt made on verge by a previous owner. Dial glass is original, good stencil..
RESTORATION	N/A
HISTORICAL DATA The Terry Clock Company factory as it stood in 1883 in Pittsfield, Mass.	The Terry Clock Company was founded in 1867 by Silas B. Terry in Waterbury, Conn. Silas was the fourth son of Eli Terry (the famous clockmaker from Plymouth, Conn.) Silas was born in 1807, and died in 1876, his clock making career spanning some 50 years. The company was moved to Pittsfield, Mass. in 1880, after Hezekiah S. Russell, his brother, Solomon, and businessman Edward Jones purchased a large interest in the failing company. Two of Silas's sons made the move to Pittsfield, serving in key management positions, however, Edward Jones was named president of the Terry Clock Co.. In 1888, the Terry brothers relinquished control of the company to Russell and Jones, and the company was re-organized as the Russell & Jones Clock Co. This was then end of the Terry era in clock making. The firm Russell & Jones's catalog carried the same clocks, even the same clock model names as when company was operated as the Terry Clock Co.. The "Climax" model shelf clock was sold new in 1889 by Russel and Jones for $5.50.
REFERENCES	1. "Clock Identification and Price Guide - Book 2" by Roy Erhardt., page 85 (Russel Jones catalog). 2. "American Clock Making - Its Early Years" by Henry Terry, page 7 (from Terry Clock Co. 1885 catalog). 3. Reprint of "The Terry Clock Co.'s Catalogue and Price List - Waterbury, Conn. 1875"
NOTES	N/A