#54 • New Haven Clock Co. "Antigo" Mahogany Tambour Mantel Clock

Part of Clocks, Instruments and Antiques Auction (timed auction by Linkous Auction Group)

High bid $22.00

Status: Sold

New Haven Clock Company tambour, or "Napoleon hat," mantel clock, identified as the "Antigo" model by the original instruction label affixed inside the case back, which also confirms it as an eight-day pendulum chime clock made in the U.S.A. The case features a curved humpback silhouette with inlaid banded triangular panels on the front, opening to a round brass-rimmed bezel and a white painted dial with black Roman numerals and shaped spade hands. Inside, the brass eight-day time, strike, and chime movement is fully visible, complete with its chime rods and pendulum, and the original paper instruction label detailing winding and chime-setting directions remains intact on the interior back panel. Condition shows the dial with notable spotting, discoloration, and paint loss around the chapter ring, tarnishing to the brass bezel, and light scuffing and wear to the mahogany case consistent with age, though the case remains structurally sound with its hinged rear access door present. The large key turns accordingly, the movement keeps proper time and the movement chimes every 15 minutes with a longer chime on the hour followed by the number of chimes. The brass door does not sit flat to the wood and is gapped at the top.