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Description:
E. Howard & Co. Oak Wall Regulator, Boston, flat-top case with full-length glazed door, 12-in. painted zinc roman numeral dial marked "E. Howard & Co./Boston/059," eight-day brass movement marked "E. Howard & Co./Boston/1," with maintaining power, Geneva stop, and deadbeat escapement, regulated by a pendulum with giltwood rod and engine-turned decoration on brass-faced bob and powered by a cast iron weight marked "1," ht. 60 in.
Provenance: Norfolk Southern Railway.
Estimate $400-600
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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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