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<p>[QUOTE="Rxwoman, post: 418045, member: 5972"]Hi,</p><p>I hope this is the correct forum for this clock. I didn't see one specifically for clocks or watches, so..</p><p>Along with other items my husband and I ended up with this grandfather clock that belonged to his parents.</p><p>It looks to be made of mahogany? The face has a signature of sorts that says " Benjamin Morris, Hilltown. #16".</p><p>The hood comes off and the works all look to be in order, though I've never seen it running. Inside the hood it's stamped with a date "1771" and initials that are "WH" or "HM" depending which way you look at it.</p><p>My husband wants to insure it but we haven't the foggiest idea what it might be worth.</p><p>I understand there was a Benjamin Morris clock maker who lived in Hilltown PA in the later 1700's so it's a fair bet this is one of his. I've only found 2 clocks by him online and one was walnut and I believe 1790-ish that sold for 5k. The other has been for sale at an online auction site asking 20k, but it's been sitting for several years. I just think the wood is beautiful! It looks like it had feet at one time that are now gone, and had 3 posts on top of the hood at one time, the end 2 of which are missing now, and the hinges for the front were replaced and the face glass looks replaced. Other than that it looks all there.[ATTACH=full]145828[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145829[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145830[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145831[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145832[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145833[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145834[/ATTACH]</p><p>Any help would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Rxwoman, post: 418045, member: 5972"]Hi, I hope this is the correct forum for this clock. I didn't see one specifically for clocks or watches, so.. Along with other items my husband and I ended up with this grandfather clock that belonged to his parents. It looks to be made of mahogany? The face has a signature of sorts that says " Benjamin Morris, Hilltown. #16". The hood comes off and the works all look to be in order, though I've never seen it running. Inside the hood it's stamped with a date "1771" and initials that are "WH" or "HM" depending which way you look at it. My husband wants to insure it but we haven't the foggiest idea what it might be worth. I understand there was a Benjamin Morris clock maker who lived in Hilltown PA in the later 1700's so it's a fair bet this is one of his. I've only found 2 clocks by him online and one was walnut and I believe 1790-ish that sold for 5k. The other has been for sale at an online auction site asking 20k, but it's been sitting for several years. I just think the wood is beautiful! It looks like it had feet at one time that are now gone, and had 3 posts on top of the hood at one time, the end 2 of which are missing now, and the hinges for the front were replaced and the face glass looks replaced. Other than that it looks all there.[ATTACH=full]145828[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145829[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145830[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145831[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145832[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145833[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145834[/ATTACH] Any help would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]
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