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Description:
E. Howard & Co. No. 89 Wall Regulator, Boston, oak case with full-length glazed door housing a 12-in. painted zinc roman numeral dial, eight-day, time-only movement marked "E. Howard & Co./Boston/1" with deadbeat escapement, regulated by a pendulum with a giltwood rod and brass-faced damascened bob with tie-down, powered by a cast iron weight marked "1," ht. 63 in.
Provenance: Norfolk Southern Railway.
Estimate $700-900
Dial has been repainted.
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Keywords
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAYStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
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