Antique American Clocks January 2020
57. $500
Massachusetts banjo, ca. 1840. I can’t identify the maker of this banjo but it is typical
of Boston area makers around 1840. It has a center screw-mounted, unsigned movement with a long straight click-pawl and a trapezoidal
pendulum keystone. The 30-inch case is mahogany, no evidence of a base, likely replacement wood finial, and repainted glasses
that have been reputtied into place. The flat dial glass is a newer replacement and the repainted iron dial is held in place
by four screws that match the only four holes in the case, but the dial was made to be mounted with j-hooks. The hands are original/period
and the iron weight is lead-coated. The pendulum tie-down is lost. $500-$800.
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