Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass., "No. 4 made in 1969" 8-day Banjo or Patent Timepiece reproduction. Case is stamped M.C.I.P. (Mass Correctional Institute, Plymouth)
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24 October 2024
mahogany banded inlayed case in very fine condition. Original tablets, dial, hands, eagle finial and stamped weight. A good example of Stennes work. Stennes was in his first year of incarceration for murdering his wife when this clock was made {murder was Dec 1968}. Details of his friendliness with the warden and the establishment of a jail house cabinet shop can be found on the internet. Note the warden received No. 1, and this is No. 4. Movement and dial are properly signed. Ht 29"
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Banjo No. 4
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Stennes, Elmer O
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2300.00
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass., "No. 4 made in 1969" 8-day Banjo or Patent Timepiece reproduction. Case is stamped M.C.I.P. (Mass Correctional Institute, Plymouth) mahogany banded inlayed case in very fine condition. Original tablets, dial, hands, eagle finial and stamped weight. A good example of Stennes work. Stennes was in his first year of incarceration for murdering his wife when this clock was made {murder was Dec 1968}. Details of his friendliness with the warden and the establishment of a jail house cabinet shop can be found on the internet. Note the warden received No. 1, and this is No. 4. Movement and dial are properly signed. Ht 29"
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