E. Howard & Co., Boston, Mass., for Bigelow Kennard & Co., Banjo Clock, with brass eagle finial surmounting the zinc roman numeral dial inscribed "E. Howard & Co./Boston" and "Bigelow Kennard & Co.", brass glazed bezel, flat frames housing the glasses,
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24 October 2024
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Case in old surface, dial undisturbed other than some hand rub marks, original hands, pendulum, finial, brass bezel and side ornaments, both glasses are the original, lower glass background paint unstable.
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Howard, E and Co
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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E. Howard & Co., Boston, Mass., for Bigelow Kennard & Co., Banjo Clock, with brass eagle finial surmounting the zinc roman numeral dial inscribed "E. Howard & Co./Boston" and "Bigelow Kennard & Co.", brass glazed bezel, flat frames housing the glasses, the lower glass depicting a British and American warship in battle during the War of 1812 both flying their national flags, cross-hatched oval for pendulum viewing, the waist glass flanked by brass side ornaments and showing a Federal shield and an American patriotic eagle, all resting on a carved pedestal, eight day nickel plate time only movement with front plate inscribed "E. Howard & Co./Boston", maintaining power, Geneva stop (now gone), viewing port for the recoil escapement all powered by a lead weight and regulated by a flat wooden rod and brass faced pendulum bob, Case in old surface, dial undisturbed other than some hand rub marks, original hands, pendulum, finial, brass bezel and side ornaments, both glasses are the original, lower glass background paint unstable.
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