Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Waltham Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, retailed by Frank A. Andrews Inc., Boston, mahogany case with crossbanded frames enclosing the reverse-painted glasses, the throat with a portrait of George Washington and the lower glass Mount Vernon, painted iron dial marked "Waltham, Frank A. Andrews Inc., Boston," eight-day time-only movement powered by a lead weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 41 in.
Estimate $300-400
Waltham movment numbered 8956.
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George WashingtonJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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