Attributed to Aaron Willard, Jr., Roxbury, Massachusetts, patent timepiece or "banjo" clock with hermometer, the mahogany case with brass eagle finial over the unmarked, painted iron roman numeral dial, held in place by three "L" shaped screws, superb
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24 October 2024
tablets are original with some tarnishing to original silver leafing, thermometer back relined, dial undisturbed, replacement finial, lacking through bolts for movement attachment, original barbed hands, period lead weight and key, presently unused holes which once provided stability to the movement, uniform cut head section consistent with the dating of this clock.
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Attributed to Aaron Willard, Jr., Roxbury, Massachusetts, patent timepiece or "banjo" clock with hermometer, the mahogany case with brass eagle finial over the unmarked, painted iron roman numeral dial, held in place by three "L" shaped screws, superb original steel barbed hands, the cross-banded throat section with reverse-painted glass signed "Willard's Patent" in the lower cartouche, red and green decoration frames the thermometer with graduations from minus 40 to 260 degrees Fahrenheit and notations from "Extreme Cold" to "Water Boils", the lower glass framed with cross-banding also marked "Willard's Patent" in a banner above the pendulum aperture, red, green, gold and mustard decoration complete a geometric design bordered in white, eight day timepiece with t bridge suspension, recoil escapement, alternate train layout, holes remaining for through bolts for movement attachment to the case, all powered by a lead weight and regulated by a pendulum. tablets are original with some tarnishing to original silver leafing, thermometer back relined, dial undisturbed, replacement finial, lacking through bolts for movement attachment, original barbed hands, period lead weight and key, presently unused holes which once provided stability to the movement, uniform cut head section consistent with the dating of this clock.
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