05-01-201005-01-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
May 1, 2010 10:00 AMCalender
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Mahogany Astronomical Wall Regulator

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$4,444$3,750
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2502Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 01, 2010 10:00AM

Description:

Mahogany Astronomical Wall Regulator, probably English, circa 1880, the removable hood with brass bezel over the 13-in. dia. engraved silvered dial with minutes around the perimeter, seconds and hours on subsidiary dials, glazed waist door, beveled pedestal, eight-day timepiece, dead-beat escapement with removable pallets, maintaining power, compound pulley, "T" bridge suspension, wooden pendulum rod, nickeled bob, beat scale and cylindrical weight, ht. 63 in.

Note: Deaccessioned from the National Watch and Clock Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania, to benefit the Museum Acquisitions Fund.
Estimate $3,000-3,500

Modern seating board shims on both stiles, several glue blocks inside case are replacements, dial resilvered, movement needs cleaning.

Keywords

Columbia, Clock Museum, Museum Acquisitions Fund, Pennsylvania