James Arthur, The Arthur Company, New York, NY for his son Daniel Arthur, "Remontoire Regulator No. 1 with Deadbeat Escapement" floor standing astronomical regulator, 8 days, time only, weight driven movement with a remontoir wheel and carriage that lifts

James Arthur, The Arthur Company, New York, NY for his son Daniel Arthur, "Remontoire Regulator No. 1 with Deadbeat Escapement" floor standing astronomical regulator, 8 days, time only, weight driven movement with a remontoir wheel and carriage that lifts once per minute, providing power to the escape wheel The skeletonized damascened movement is stamped in several places "1" has a perforated center tube surrounding a temperature compensating steel, brass and aluminum pendulum rod and is housed in a pine case with mirrored back. The astronomical dial has three silvered chapter rings for seconds, minutes and hours, below which is a presentation plaque to James Arthur's son Daniel and dated June 13th, 1901 the case has been refinished but the clock is in otherwise excellent original condition and the movement has been recently serviced. For reference please see Derek Roberts' "Precision Pendulum Clocks: France, Germany, America and Recent Advancements", pages 206 & 207. Seven of these rare Arthur regulators were manufactured including one presented to his daughter and one located at the NAWCC museum in Columbia, PA.