Mahogany Patent Timepiece or “Banjo” Clock, Massachusetts, c. 1830, painted iron dial with Roman numerals, moon type hands, beveled frames enclosing reverse-painted glasses, the lower of a grist mill, the waist with gilt scrolls and flanked by brass side ornaments, eight-day, weight powered time only movement with pendulum and iron weight, ht. 35 in.
Condition report
Condition: side ornaments are replacements, glasses are old, but probably not the first.
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