E. Howard & Co. Time-only Tower Clock

Description:

E. Howard & Co. Time-only Tower Clock, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1880, painted iron frame with pinstriping on cabriole legs with maker's name boss stating E. Howard & Co./Boston, 1.5 second beating timepiece mounted above with four-wheel train, maintaining power, deadbeat escapement with adjustable pallets, crutch with beat-setting adjustment, above three dial cluster gearing, iron pendulum bob, iron weight, three pulleys, two shafts and key, ht. 56 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Lacking pendulum rod, dial shafts and various components with light rust on steel parts, lacking regulator and suspension block, paint and pinstriping in dark condition.


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