53.      $1200

Howard & Davis “No. 3 Regulator”, ca. 1858.  A 38-inch banjo with a rich mahogany stain, all that’s left of the original rosewood graining.  All three glasses are modern and the throat and tablet repainted. An old paper dial, signed, is likely a replacement for the original paper dial; the minute hand is a replacement (both may be). The 8-day unsigned movement is running and as you can see it has been rebushed.  The iron weight is correct and numbered “3”. The pendulum stick repainted, it may or may not be original, but the hardware with it is.  The bob is correct and there is a working tie-down and crank.  The tolerances are close on this clock; to get it running reliably takes some fiddling to get everything “just right”.  On the other hand, it is not too big and not too small, just right.  Horton’s has not sold a No. 3 recently, and recent auction prices vary considerably, from $1000 to $2500.