Fine & Rare E. Howard & Co. No. 49 Astronomical Hanging Regulator
Hammer Price w/ BP
$174,000
| Lot #: 145 Fine & Rare E. Howard & Co. No. 49 Astronomical Hanging Regulator |
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circa 1874. elaborately carved walnut and burl oversized case. original 14 in. painted metal dial signed 'E. Howard & Co., Boston' brass 8 day weight driven time only movement signed 'E. Howard & Co., Boston'. mercury 4 jar compensating pendulum with etched leaf and vine decoration. pendulum numbered '92' over '2405 08'. pendulum rod numbered '92' Calculagraph Co. East Hanover, NJ is listed as a customer of E. Howard & Co. in the E. Howard Clock Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. |
| Ht. 8' 5" Max W 36" D 14" |
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Provenance Edward Howard (1813–1904), E. Howard & Co. Henry G. Abbott (1869-1943), purchased in 1875 From the private collection of the Calculagraph Co. East Hanover, New Jersey and the proceeding three generations. |
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Auction Date Sep 18, 2021 |
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