E. Howard & Co. Walnut Jeweler's Wall Regulator

Description:

E. Howard & Co. Walnut Jeweler's Wall Regulator, Boston, broken pediment top with mushroom finials over the full-length door with glazed round dial opening, lower glass marked "F.G. Smith, Sons & Co./Detroit," 16," painted zinc dial marked "E. Howard & Co./Boston," heavy brass movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, and Geneva stop marked as the dial, powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a four-metal-jar mercury pendulum, number 388/3269, ht. 75 in.

Provenance: Norfolk Southern Railway.
Estimate $7,000-9,000

Dial has been repainted and has a paint signature on the back "A.L. Jadwin,/Oct. 21, 1948/Detroit/Mich," Some paint loss on dial.


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