Congrats on you first ww clock!
Agree with comments made so far. Most old mass produced earlier 19th century clocks like this I believe were never precision time keepers and should not be expected to be so 180 years later. Remember, most of the country at this point rose with that ultimate time keeper, the sun, worked say the farm, and rested after it set. Few trains to catch on schedule. Most people didn't have to punch a time clock at the beginning of their shift. All that would come later as the nation industrialized.
I know you just asked a simple question about the weights. I hope you don't mind some comments including those about it's current condition. Not meant to be critical, demeaning, to make you feel bad, etc., but as teachable points as you seem to be eager to learn something about your clock, to hopefully help you to develop your "eye", and possibly suggest future restoration...though it's fine the way it is and ready to enjoy as you should.
The point is, there's lots to learn from just this one clock if you're receptive.
You don't want me to give you repair advice. Jim D., absolutely yes, me no.
Nothing really to add about dating except a date given in a previous posting on this thread says 1964. Think that was a typo. Your very nicely preserved label appears to have a printer's credit at the bottom. This may help to "date" the clock. Based upon whom the printer is and the address listed, this can sometimes really narrow down the date as some of these firms tended to move around. Nice tool for potentially dating other clocks.
My recollection was that there were a # of small "makers" in the central MA area. They seem to share similar cases. You also will find similar case styles in S. Central NH. Must have been a common source? Finials are later and not of the correct style. If it did have them, would most likely have been carved pineapples. I suspect it never had had them. Probably didn't have feet originally either. Leave them. No pressing reason to remove. Those beveled pieces of wood above and below the turned 1/2 columns bug me some. Haven't seen that before. I wonder if the columns are replacements and they were needed to make the current ones fit? Maybe not. What do others think?
I may be misstating the history, but this overall style of case with "bronzed" (stenciled) columns and splat is based upon Jerome's bronze(d) looking glass case. Today, most refer to it as a "pillar and splat". The stenciling is redone. Rather exuberant and busy. Actually probably of somewhat better quality that what was originally there? Look around the ww forum for many examples posted.
That leads me to the lower glass or "tablet". It may have been reverse painted originally. I suspect that it may have had a simple mercury mirror. Mirrors were still something of a luxury item in those days and thus desirable. However, in the 20th century, people valued reverse decorated tablets more. The current tablet while bright and cheerful is late and, well, a bit jarring for me in an old clock. Rather inauthentic. Again, look around this forum for other examples of original reverse painted tablets. Just for fun, here's the personal favorite from my own collection. Will also give you a sense of original stenciling, though in this instance, somewhat more primitive than typical (and for me, part of its charm):
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This tablet is a veritable compendium of the techniques used. Free hand, stenciling and a lithograph applied to the back and then hand colored. Check out Paul Henion's postings on the Forums. They're a search away.
Someone heavily varnished or shellacked the dial and it is now yellowed, crackled and may even be starting to lift the paint. That's why that should not be done. Still, a nice dial. My advice would be to leave it be.
Love that it has an internal weight driven alarm! The bridge holding the escape wheel is a replacement, but if it works, leave it be! In my experience, ww alarm movements are not as common as those with just time and strike. There are ww clocks with alarms but without the hourly strike, e.g., by Hoadley. Some ww clocks have a separate weight driven wooden alarm movement. Again, look around this forum. There are Bulletin articles about ww alarm movements, too. But you have to be a member to access them. There is also a classification system of ww that will help to id the maker of the movement who often is not whose name is on the label.
Again, the point is, there's lots to learn from just this one clock if you're receptive.
Might consider joining the NAWCC which would allow you to access much info in the Bulletin.
RM
PS: re: ww classification and id, I see Mike responded while I was typing.
