After lunch, I walked to a nearby antique store. I saw several things I liked but realized that I needed to measure the rooms before buying any furniture. As I was browsing, I saw a cabinet style mantel clock with a painting of the ship on the glass door on the front. I carefully opened the door and the scent of wood smoke and old wood tickled my nose. It had a pendulum, weights and a key to wind it with. A label on the back read New Haven Clock Company. My heart raced. If I remembered correctly, that would date the clock to sometime between 1830 and the 1880s. I looked at the tag, $150 and it said it was in working condition. No way was I passing this up. I carefully carried the clock to the register and paid without haggling. 

     I returned to...

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