Antique American Clocks January 2020
82. $600
W. Goodwin wall clock, 1840-1860. Wallace Goodwin worked out of North Attleboro making
primarily banjo clocks; here he ventured into the regulator style but continued to use a banjo movement, driven by a regulator weight. The hardwood case is 28.5 inches long with rosewood graining under a dark finish. The old paper dial is 11 inches in diameter
and signed, the hands unusual. There are two screw holes in the center of the dial but no cross piece to screw in to; a near-identical
example sold by Schmitt’s in 2013 also had these unused mountings. It would be easy to suppose that a cross-piece was missing
in both clocks, but it doesn’t appear that a cross-piece would fit between the dial and movement. The dial glass is old and
held in by nails. The lower glass is also old, likely original here, but I think the opening to see the pendulum bob has been
enlarged. There is no weight shield, and no label. The clock is running reliably. As noted above, R.O. Schmitt’s
sold one very similar in 2013 for $900. $600-$800.