Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Waltham Quarter-sawn Oak Regulator, Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1900, arch-top case with carved egg-and-dart molding above the relief-carved bust of Benjamin Franklin, Corinthian capital fluted columns flanking the 12-in. Roman numeral brass dial marked Waltham Clock Co., with mitered quarter-sawn surround and glazed door, all resting on a molded carved base, brass, eight-day, time-only movement with maintaining power and dead-beat escapement, stamped 889, brass-cased cylindrical weight, 27 1/2-in. pendulum with wooden rod and engine-turned brass-faced bob, ht. 73 in.
Provenance: Possibly from the Suffolk Franklin Savings Bank, Boston, Massachusetts.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Case possibly in first surface, 2 1/2 in. loss on object right crown molding, although brass, dial is original and undisturbed, minor paint loss around mounting screws, original weight, pendulum and hands.
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Keywords
Massachusetts, Waltham, Franklin, Waltham Clock Co., Suffolk Franklin Savings BankJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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