The Amherst is today's pick from the Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company. It's a mantel clock from the Berlin, Ontario factory (1904-1941). It measures 11.5 H x 16.75 W x 7 D in (crown); 10.5 H x 16.75 W x

Tuned rods on a Pequegnat mantel clock is such a weird little choice, I can see why that one kept nagging at you.

The May 1944 sale date is the detail that sticks with me, leftover stock finding a buyer three years after the factory closed.

Striking the hours on tuned rods instead of a gong is the kind of small oddity that makes a clock nobody could find in the catalogues worth chasing.