Howard & Davis, Boston, Mass., "No. 3 Regulator" for W.H.C. Riggs. Philadelphia, banjo wall clock, 8 days, time only, weight driven movement in a rosewood grain painted case with papered metal dial and reverse painted black and gold throat and lower

Howard & Davis, Boston, Mass., "No. 3 Regulator" for W.H.C. Riggs. Philadelphia, banjo wall clock, 8 days, time only, weight driven movement in a rosewood grain painted case with papered metal dial and reverse painted black and gold throat and lower tablets the case retains its original grain paint. The lower backboard and bottom have repairs from the weight falling. Both doors have separate locks and Howard type door latches. The reverse painted tablets have been reblacked. The dial center has been painted over the paper with Riggs signature. W.H.C. Riggs was the founder of the famous multi-generational Philadelphia retailer. The movement was originally stamped Howard & Davis and has been over stamped RIGGS multiple times. This is the earliest Riggs Philadelphia example we have seen.