Number Seventeen

The second clock in the series that features the Ceruse finish, contrasting colours between the wood body and the filled pores.  In this case the mahogany was shaded a little more red than natural and a tan filler was used to accentuate the grain.

SOLD

The clock is an electric timekeeper (plug in) that was made in 1930 by the Hamilton Sangamo Corporation of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  It came to me in non-running order with original brown finish in fair condition.   Though the case is solid mahogany, the aged finish was hiding much of the character of the wood.  

Once I had serviced the clock's movement and replaced the damaged (and dangerous) power cord, I went on to polishing the brass bezel.  At that point I knew I had to refinish the case - the clock was beginning to look too handsome to leave in a tired looking case.  And since I was not making a new case for the clock, I decided to make it special by using the same "ceruse" finishing technique as I had used in Clock Number Fifteen.  The grain of the mahogany is far less pronounced than the Oak of Number Fifteen, but it did provide a fresh look for this old clock.

Height:  8"   Width: 6.6"  Depth:  3"

Mahogany with Ceruse finish

Solid brass dial and bezel