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Seth Thomas World - 30 Day
Item ID: 1493 - Ca. 1910 Seth Thomas World 30 Day Wall Clock. The 32" case is solid mahogany with fine original finish. The 12" dial has been expertly repainted by The Dial House. The pendulum, bob, beat scale, bezel, hands and glass are all original. The Seth Thomas label is still inside the case. The double spring 30 day movement keeps great time and runs more than 30 days. A very fine example. Email me if you have questions.
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French Birdseye Maple Teardrop Pinwheel Regulator
Item ID: 1606 - Ca. 1825, French Birdseye Maple Teardrop Pinwheel Regulator. This is an early French pinwheel regulator in a superb Birdseye maple case. The case is 53" tall. The dialis 12" in diameter. The pendulum has large alternating brass and steel rods and 10 brass bob. The pendulum is amazingly heavy. Please view the photos to appreciate this fine early French pinwheel regulator. The clock is in good running order. Email me if you have questions.
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Elmer Stennes Girandole - The Best! (Sold)
Item ID: 1550 - This is a ca. 1959, Elmer Stennes, Weymouth, Mass, Girandole Banjo Clock. Stennes produced superb quality reproductions of early American shelf, wall and floor clocks from about 1950 to 1975. His clocks are prized by collectors. The gilt girandole is a copy of the famous Lemuel Curtis Girandole of 1815. The case is marked 8 - 9 the eight girandole that he made in 1959. The classic reverse-painted "Patent" throat glass and convex "Aurora" tablet glass are in mint condition. While the glasses are not signed they are certainly the work of Mary Ann Picasio. The mahogany and gilt case has finely carved details and gilt cast eagle finial. The dial is properly signed and has the "bee" logo. The 8 day weight driven movement is in good running order. The clock is a totally original example, in magnificent, as new, condition and guaranteed to be a genuine Stennes. Email me if you have questions.
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Foster Campos Presentation Banjo - #36 - 80
Item ID: 1555 - Foster Campos created some of the finest reproductions of early American banjo clocks that have ever been made. They are highly prized by collectors. This is a ca. 1980 example of his Willard Presentation Banjo Clock. The 40" tall solid mahogany case has exquisitely executed crossbanded veneer and string inlays, and highly polished cast brass bezel, sidearms and eagle finial. The case is numbered 36 - 80. The nautical theme, reverse painted glasses are signed by the artist, Tom Moberg. The workmanship is superb. The high quality, signed, 8 day, weight driven movement is a fine timekeeper. The clock is in as new condition in every way. This timepiece will be a fine family heirloom for generations to come. Please view the photos for additional information and email me if you have questions.
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Seth Thomas Regulator No. 31
Item ID: 1453 - This is a ca. 1909, Seth Thomas Regulator No. 31. These large Seth Thomas wall regulators are becoming difficult to find, especially in the fine condition of this example. The oak case is 68" tall and 25" wide. The dial is 18" in diameter. The clock has a commanding presence. The original finish was renewed and rubbed out long ago. The patina is gorgeous. The dial was expertly repainted and has good age. The glass is wavy and original to the case. The door has all 3 original locks. The fine quality, 8 day, No. 68, movement which mounts to a massive cast iron frame, has cut steel pinions, Graham deadbeat escapement and maintaining power. The original brass weight has knurled top and bottom. The 1 1/8" pendulum rod, 10 lb bob and beat scale are all original. The clock is a highly accurate timekeeper and is in fine funning condition. View the photos carefully for additional information. Email me if you have questions.
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Seth Thomas No. 1 Extra - Special Order Calendar Clock
Seth Thomas Regulator No. 1 Extra. Ca 1875. This clock was a special order with the lower door painted and set up for a manual calendar. Cards printed with the month, day and date were placed behind the clear openings in the glass. The cards are missing but the clock is otherwise completely original. Oral history says that the clock was used in a bank in Sacramento, CA. The dial, hands, finish, label, pendulum, and glass are all original. The round, 8 day, weight driven Terry type movement is original to the case. The clock is in fine original condition. Email me if you have questions.
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Foster Campos Gold Front Presentation Banjo - #6 - 05
Price: $5,500.00
Item ID: 1259 - This is a superb quality Foster Campos Gold Front Banjo Clock. The clock is a replica of Aaron Willard's ca. 1810 masterpiece. The 40" tall case is solid mahogany with gold leaf carved eagle finial, throat frame, lower door frame and carved bracket. The bezel and sidearms are solid brass. The case is numbered 6 - 05. The beautiful Aurora glasses were reverse painted by Mary Ann Picassio. The 8 day weight driven movement is signed Foster Campos. This is a truly exceptional clock that is in perfect condition. The clock is ready to become a family heirloom for generations to come. Email me if you have questions.
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Foster Campos Lyre Clock
Price: $4,500.00
Item ID: 1445 - Foster Campos of Pembroke, Mass is a very well known and respected maker of fine quality reproductions of early American shelf, banjo and grandmother clocks. Foster Campos created some of the finest replicas of classic early American timepieces that are made today. Since Foster has retired, interest in his clocks has continued to grow. His clocks are becoming difficult to find. This is a ca. 2003 Foster Campos Lyre Clock. The superbly hand carved, 40" tall, mahogany case is a very fine reproduction of a ca. 1830 Lemuel Curtis Lyre Clock. The 7 1/4" dial is signed Foster Campos, Pembroke, Mass. and has the trademark pine tree outside the minute ring. The 8 day weight driven movement and weight are also marked Foster Campos as is the backboard of the case. The case is numbered #1 -03. The beautiful reverse painted glass is signed by the artist - Tom Moberg. The clock is in perfect condition. Please view the photos carefully to appreciate the fine workmanship on this timepiece. Email me if you have questions.
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Foster Campos Gold Front Presentation Banjo Clock
Price: $5,250.00
Item ID: 1145 - Foster Campos creates some of the finest replicas of classic early American timepieces that are made today. This clock is Foster's replica of the ca. 1810 Aaron Willard Gold Front Presentation Banjo Clock. The clock is crafted of solid mahogany. The bezel and sidearms are solid highly polished brass. The finial front and carved bracket are finished in burnished 23K gold leaf. The glasses are reverse painted and signed by Tom Moberg. This is one of the finest gold front banjo clocks that I have ever seen. The clock is ready to enjoy and become a fine family heirloom.
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E. Howard No. 101 Program Clock
Price: $3,500.00
Item ID: 1470 - This is a ca.1923 E. Howard Clock Company No. 101 Multiple Electric Programme Clock. The clock was made to ring 3 sets of bells at 5 minute intervals as programmed by the user. The clock is 41 1/2" tall with a 14" dial. The oak case is in very fine original condition. The original finish has gorgeous medium brown color. The dial is original as are the hands. Both glasses are original. the lower door has the original gold leaf and paint. The movement and pendulum are original. The bob has fine Damascene decoration. The electric contacts are and wiring are missing. The clock is in good running order. An unusual Howard program clock. Email me if you have questions.
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E. Howard No. 89 Master Clock and Slaves
Price: $4,750.00
Item ID: 1330 - This is a ca. 1913 E. Howard and Company No. 89 Regulator Master Clock and 2 Bronze finished secondary clocks. Both the master and the secondary clocks are in mint original condition. The solid mahogany master clock is 59" tall, 23" wide and 10 1/2" deep. The 12 " painted dial is in fine condition with the usual touchup around the mounting screws. The movement is spring driven and electrically rewound. The cherry pendulum rod is gilt. The 8" decorated brass bob is gorgeous. The beat plate is original to the clock. All wiring and controls are original and operating correctly. The clock keeps extremely accurate time. It is currently driving the 2 secondary clocks. The 2 secondary clocks are 13" in diameter with 10" dials. One of the slaves has minor paint loss are the screw mounting holes. The wood cases are encased in bronze finished metal and are in fine original condition. The following is a quote from the Howard literature "Our No. 89 Regulator represents without question, the best regulator value on the market. It is used extensively by jewelers, watchmakers, and in train dispatchers' offices of the leading railroads. The wheels are carefully and accurately cut from hard rolled clock brass; pinions and arbors are cut from solid bar steel, tempered and highly polished. The movement plates are specially heavy, affording good bearings for all pivots. The escapement is the Graham deadbeat……This regulator is furnished with 8 day or self-winding movement. It can be used for operation any number of secondary clocks. As an example of the excellence of the general performance we call attention to ten of these regulators furnished to…..for the month of August 1889. The average variation from mean time during the month was 8.9 seconds. The greatest individual variation of any of these regulators was 24 seconds". Please view the photos for additional information and email me if you have questions.
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Unusual Gustav Becker 2 Weight Vienna Regulator
Item ID: 1490 - Unusual Gustav Becker 2 Weight Vienna Regulator with large 10" silvered dial. The walnut case is 58" tall and 20" wide. The signed Becker movement is stamped with serial number 2275702 dating the clock to about 1925. I also have another identical example of this unusual clock. Email me if you have questions.
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Foster Campos Tiger Maple Banjo Clock
Item ID 1014 - Foster Campos created some of the finest reproductions of early American clocks made today. This is a rare, ca. 2003, Campos Tiger Maple Banjo Clock. A reproduction of Simon Willard's ca. 1802 patent timepiece. The 33" tall solid maple case has cross banded veneers and ebony inlays. Foster made very few of these fine tiger maple timepieces. They are highly prized and very rarely offered for sale . The grain of the tiger maple is so curly that it looks almost three dimensional. The case is numbered 2 - 03. The throat and door glasses are gold leafed and expertly reverse painted by Tom Moberg. The bezel, sidearms and finial are highly polished cast brass. The high quality, 8 day, American made weight driven movement is well finished and keeps accurate time. This timepiece will be a fine family heirloom for generations to come. Please email me if you have questions.
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Burleigh Girandole Clock - Magnificent! (Sold)
Item ID: 1536 - Burleigh Girandole Clock. This is an early example of the superb workmanship of Ted and Fran Burleigh and The Gilders Workshop of Winchester, MA.
To quote a 1981 Burleigh sales brochure "In 1973 the Burleighs had the opportunity to copy, line for line, the Curtis girandole clock known as the "bride's clock", now on loan at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The girandole, known as the most elegant American clock design, is a challenge to the craftsman with its hand carved eagle finial and acanthus leaf bracket and the use of fifty burnished gold balls as trim. Again, the Burleighs are totally involved in the crafting of the case - Ted doing all of the carving, finishing and gold leaf preparation and Fran the gilding and painting of the glass tablets. The reverse paintings for girandoles are unusual and intricate. In addition to the "Marriage" scene of the bride's clock there are choices of five paintings, all copied directly from originals."
This example, #5, is ca. 1974. The clock is in superb condition in every detail. The Rowe's Wharf, Boston glasses, signed A. M. Bannister, GW(Ann Bannister) who worked with Ted and Fran at the Gilders Workshop, show a scene looking down State Street with it's rows of buildings, toward the ships docked at Rowe's Wharf. The 8 day weight driven clock movement is made by Kilbourn and Proctor. The clock is in fine running condition. Please view the photos carefully and enjoy this wonderful timepiece. This clock is as close as one can come to an original Curtis Girandole and at a small fraction of the price. Email me if you have questions.
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Lenzkirch Miniature Biedermeier Vienna Regulator (Sold)
Item ID: 1607 - Ca. 1860, Miniature Biedermeier Vienna Regulator attributed to Lenzkirch. The walnut case is 17 1/4" tall. The perfect porcelain dial is 3 3/4" in diameter including the brass bezel. The high quality 14 day movement is stamped with serial number 67940. The black porcelain center of the, heavy, quality pendulum matches the black accents on the case. The clock is in fine running condition. A little jewel of a clock that is ready to enjoy. Email me if you have questions.
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E. Howard Astronomical Regulator (Sold)
Item ID: 1528 - Ca. 1916, E. Howard & Company Astronomical Regulator. E. Howard & Co made Astronomical Regulators for many of the finest astronomical observatories in the USA. The famous Howard #74 Astronomical Regulator, which is shown in Derek Roberts "Precision Pendulum Clocks" was made in the 1870's and 1880's. This clock is a later version. The oak case is 55" tall, 19" wide and 9" deep. The heavy brass dial is silvered, engraved and filled. The weight driven movement has a deadbeat escapement with maintaining power and a 2 vial mercury filled temperature compensating pendulum. The inside of the great wheel of the movement is signed "Fitted up by C. A. Hinckley, Roxbury, Mass, Apr. 24, 1916". The movement is also fitted with the original break circuit mechanism. The movement is wound through the side of the case eliminating the need to open the door and possibly disturb the air and pendulum inside. As expected, the clock is a very fine timekeeper. By oral history and a return address on an envelope of break circuit parts that came with the clock, the clock was owned by the UCLA Department of Astronomy. There is also an old card that states " Set to sidereal time for longitude 7h 56m 29s West" which goes through the Los Angeles, CA. area. The previous owner bought the clock from the stepson of Dr. George O. Abell who was an astronomy professor at UCLA for 17 years and was best known for his observations of clusters and superclusters of galaxies. His ''Abell Catalogue of Clusters of Galaxies'' is a standard reference. The stepson got the clock from his mother, Abell's widow. The clock is in fine original condition. Email me if you have questions.
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Reproduction E. Howard No. 10 Figure Eight Wall Clock (Sold)
Item ID: 1491 - Reproduction E. Howard No 10 Figure Eight Wall Clock. This is a reproduction of E. Howard's famous No. 10 figure eight wall clock. The finely finished cherry case is 34" tall. The case construction, finish, glasses, dial and hands are all identical to the original clocks. The 8 day weight driven movement is signed E. Howard & Co. the clock is in fine condition and in good running order. With the ca. 1880's No. 10's selling for $9000 and up, and the E. Howard Reissue No. 10's selling for at least $3500, this clock is a fine alternative. Email me if you have questions.
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Repro Willard Presentation Banjo Clock (Sold)
Item ID: 1571 - Ca. 1970 Reproduction Willard Presentation Banjo Clock. The cherry case is 42" tall. Parts of the clock have Elmer Stennes marks. The painted dial has the Stennes "bee" but no signature. The pendulum rod has the "S" above the bob. The movement is by Kilbourn and Proctor. The reverse painted Mount Vernen glasses are signed with the initials of Mary Ann Picasio. The clock is in mint orginal condition and is in good running order. The photos tell the whole story. Email me if you have questions.
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