DESCRIPTION:
Welch, Spring & Co., Forestville, Conn., "Regulator Calendar No. 1" in a rosewood veneered case with 16 inch painted zinc roman numeral dial with center day of week indicator, blued steel maltese hands, B.B. Lewis enclosed perpetual calendar mechanism, eight day, two weight, time-only, upside-down movement with recoil escapement and two cylindrical compounded iron weights, wooden pendulum rod and brass bob
CONDITION:
case in an original finish, veneer on dial surround with some small chips and lifting in some areas, lower right side molding on bottom bracket with evidence of separation repair and some loss to the veneer at the corners, middle calendar door with veneer loss on lower left corner, original painted dial with flaking, original hands, all glasses original, good complete labels inside, original pendulum and weights. This is an excellent example of this model.
ESTIMATE:
$2000
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$3000
CIRCA: 1878
DIMENSIONS: 53in x 23.5in x 5in
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