Antique American Clocks                      July 2020

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133.     $300

North Attleboro-style square-bottom banjo, ca. 1850.  The square-bottom case of this 31-inch mahogany banjo is in the North Attleboro style.  Other characteristics include the iron dial and iron weight, wooden side arms (probably replacements here), triangular glue blocks in the box, brass J-hooks for the doors, and the pendulum style.  The case is a bit beat up and could use a good cleaning; the dial glass is old, possibly original, the throat glass has been rebacked, and tablet is repainted on new glass.  The painted dial is almost certainly the original paint, with fading, soiling, cracking, and chipping.  The movement is unsigned, as is typical of this group (which includes Horace Tifft), and is running with minor coaxing. The top finial is an improper replacement.  $400-$600.

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