Coin Slot Magazine - #004 - 1974 - December [International Arcade Museum]
THE
COIN SLOT
DECEMBER
1974
AT AUCTION
As most clock collectors know,
auctions these days
generally offer few clocks, and of those available,
even
fewer are truly desirable items.
Since horological items
have of late become in the vogue with decorators and in
vestors, horologists will testify to the fact that most of
these items have been priced way above the means of the
average collector.
The sale held on Oct. 19th, at the Northern Westchester
Auction Galleries, in Yorktown, N. Y. was a pleasant two
fold conrtridiction to the above. First, the number of items
offered was huge. Three hundred sixty-five pieces went
on the block, all of them being of real interest to time
piece collectors.
Second, the prices on most items ,
while not cheap, were quite realistic by todays standards.
All things were sold on an "as-is" basis, but most were,
in fact, in excellent condition.
The ipiost expensive item was an Acorn clock, in
beautiful condition, by the Forestville Mfg. Co. , Bristol,
Conn.
It brought $3750. On the other end of the scale
was a Keebler cuckoo clock, which brought $10. In between
these two items were a huge selection of timepieces that
were sure to excite the heart of any horological collector.
There were more than a half dozen calendar clocks
sold, including a Waterbury double dial oak cased beauty
which also had a strike and alarm feature, This desirable
clock commanded a price of $450. Two Ithaca Farmerfs
Model double dialers brought $425 each, as did a William
Gilbert Columbia model. A weight driven Seth Thomas
#3 office calendar clock in a rosewood case went for $575.
The most desirable of all the calendars naturally brought
the highest prices; they were an Ithaca d.d. Fashion Model
black dials, walnut case, in perfect condition for $1800,
and an Ithaca double dial #2 Bank Model for $2000.
Also sold were five swinging arm clocks, the lowest
bids being $200 and $210 for two Junghans models, and the
highest bid being for $475 for a porcelain dialed one by
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