191.           $1000

Foster S. Campos diamond-head banjo, 2003.  Campos worked with Elmer Stennes from 1951 to 1972, after which he was on his own in Pembroke, MA until 2005 when he took on that young pup, Robert Hynes, who carries on the business today.  Campos was a cabinet maker and bought his movements from various makers; here the 8-day, weight-driven movement with a passing strike was made by David Lindow and is so marked.  The 35-inch mahogany case (with a 5-inch globe finial) has cross-banded, two-color inlays along all the edges and beautiful glasses by Tom Moberg; the box glass shows the name of Daniel Munroe, an early Boston (Concord) clockmaker who apprenticed with Simon Willard and made the first diamond-head time-pieces.  The Lindow movement in this clock replicates the Munroe “upside-down” movement with a passing strike (note that the pendulum is suspended at the bottom of the movement, making for a longer case).  It is driven by a lead weight and is running without difficulty.  The case and door frames are stamped ‘3’, with ‘03’ in the lower right corner.  There are no sales of a Campos diamond-head banjo on LiveAuctioneers or the Antique Clocks Identification and Price Guide, and my consignor tells me only a limited number were made.  $1000–$2500.

Mike Petrillo did some sales research and found three old sales of this rare model,  the most recent at R.O. Schmitt's in 2014 for $5300.