Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Welch "No.4 Round Head Regulator," Connecticut, c. 1880, with rosewood and rosewood veneer case, painted zinc upper dial with Roman numerals and the day of the week, calendar dial with month and day of the month, paper labels on back of calendar and inside case, spring-powered, eight-day, time-only movement regulated by a pendulum, ht. 31 in.
Estimate $500-800
Some paint loss around winding hole. Both labels are in very good condition. Minor veneer loss on lower bracket.
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