Ithaca NO. 1 Regulator double dial calendar clock with sweep seconds hand. Ithaca Calendar Clock Company. 218006.
In my opinion, this is the most attractive and impressive wall clock the Ithaca Calendar Clock Company made. It is cataloged as the No. 1 Regulator and was made by the Ithaca Clock Company of Ithaca, New York. This example is No. 23; and was made in sold in 1892. This information is written in pencil between the two dials behind the mask board.
This case is constructed in walnut and retains an older finish that has been rubbed out. The texture and the present coloring are excellent. Applied to this case are several decorative carvings. Some of these include floral patterns, shields, and finials. How these elements are executed adds to the Victorian feel of this model. Even the sides of this case are nicely shaped in the form of a subtle "S" curve or ogee. The front section of the case is fitted with a large glass door. This allows one access to the two large paper dials and the clock's pendulum. As a result, there is a wooden mask board that has three separate openings in it. This board is painted black and decorated with fancy designs highlighted in white paint. This mask board is original to this clock and is in excellent condition. The upper two openings frame the paper dials, which measure 12 inches in diameter and are in excellent original condition. The upper dial displays the time. The time ring is closed, and the hours are indicated in Roman-style numerals. The hour and minute hands feature a Maltese pattern. One may also notice a third very thin hand. This is a sweep secondhand and will make a complete revolution once a minute. The lower dial is the calendar dial. This displays the day of the week and the month on rollers. The calendar day is displayed along the perimeter. It is indicated by the thin hand that turns from the center of this dial. One will also find the clock company info in this location. Above the center is the Ithaca Clock Company's trademark, "ICC." Below the center, the following information is printed, "MANUFACTURED BY / THE / ITHACA CALENDAR CLOCK CO., / ITHACA, N. Y. / PATENTED / April 18, and August 28, 1866." The third and lower opening displays the pendulum bob. Here, the back of the case is finished, and the nickel-plated bob and its' gridiron decoration can be easily viewed.
Behind the dials are two mechanisms. The upper movement is the time movement. It is constructed in brass and is powered by two cast iron weights. The weights descend on either side of the case. This movement is designed to run for eight days on a full wind. This clock does not strike the hour. The thirty-nine-inch wooden pendulum rod hangs from the back of the case and swings from a trapeze suspension. The escapement is designed as a deadbeat.
The calendar mechanism is mounted on a seat-board behind the calendar dial. This mechanism is framed in cast iron, and the gearing is brass. The paper labels for the days and the months are applied on wooden rollers. These turn from an impulse transferred from the time movement via metal rods.
This impressive wall-mounted clock measures 72 inches long, 21 inches wide, and approximately 8.5 inches deep.
The Ithaca Calendar Clock Company was formed by Henry B. Horton in 1865 in Ithaca, New York. By 1917, the firm was bankrupt, and on March 14, 1917, the real estate and personal property were sold to settle all debts.
Inventory number 218006.
The Ithaca Calendar clock Company was formed in 1865 to manufacture clocks with calendar mechanisms. It was located in Ithaca, New York. Henry B. Horton applied for and was granted a patent on April 18, 1865. This patent was improved several times over its life span. This clock venture ended its operations due to bankruptcy on March 14, 1917.
