Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Weight-powered Mahogany Miniature Ogee Clock, William S. Johnson, New York, with painted zinc roman numeral dial, reverse painted tablet of an eagle over a portrait of George Washington flanked by flags, remains of printed maker's label inside, brass, thirty-hour time and strike movement powered by two cast iron weights and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 19 in.
Estimate $200-300
Clock has pendulum bob, winding key and weights.
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Keywords
George Washington, William S. Johnson
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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