Antique American Clocks January 2021
88. $400
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. AAC sold this banjo
a year ago for $500. $500-$800.
