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Simon Willard patent timepiece or banjo clock
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Simon Willard, Roxbury, Mass., patent timepiece or banjo clock, banded mahogany case, painted metal dial, barbed hands, 8 day weight driven brass movement
Simon Willard patent timepiece or banjo wall clock
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Simon Willard School, Boston, Mass., patent timepiece or banjo wall clock, mahogany case, painted metal dial, barbed hands, 8 day time only movement, c1808
Simon Willard’s Patent Banjo Clock
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Early Simon Willard (Roxbury, MA 1753- 1848) banjo clock, probably after 1802, inlaid mahogany case, lower tablet signed "S Willard's Patent", sans finial, overall ht 29 1/2"
Aaron Willard Patent Timepiece or \\\”Banjo\\\” Clock
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Aaron Willard Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, c. 1825, gilt turned finial atop the mahogany case, roman numeral dial signed "Aaron Willard/Boston," gilt rope-turned frames enclosing the reverse-painted tablets, terminating in a gilt pediment, eight-day, time-only movement, ht. 40 in.
Aaron Willard Jr. Thermometer-front Patent Timepiece or Banjo Clock
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Aaron Willard Jr. Thermometer-front Patent Timepiece or Banjo Clock, c. 1815, mahogany case with hinged brass bezel, convex glass, unsigned, painted, roman numeral dial, barbed wire hands, gilt rope frames enclosing the reverse-painted tablets, upper tablet with thermometer and signed "A. Wilard Jr.," bottom glass depicting a country mansion, carved lower gilt bracket, uniformed cut head with brass movement, T-bridge suspension, recoil escapement, alternate train mounted with through bolts, ht. 39 in.
Note: The throat tablet is signed with one "l" in Willard. In his book Willard's Patent Time Pieces, A History of the Weight-Driven Banjo Clock 1800-1900, Paul J. Foley includes chapter 17 that discusses thermometer-front timepieces.
Simon Willard Jr., Boston, MA Banjo
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Simon Willard Jr., Boston, MA Banjo. Banded mahogany case. Original painted metal dial. Period reverse painted glasses. “Patent” throat glass. 8 day time only weight driven movement. Ht. 34″.
Simon Willard & Son Banjo Clock
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Simon Willard & Son Banjo Clock
circa 1825
the mahogany case with reverse painted tablets, the brass 8-day time only weight driven movement was likely made by Elnathan Taber for them as it has the typical shaped click with finger latch, dial signed "Simon Willard & Son, No. 4689"
32 x 10 x 3 1/4 inches
Literature: Foley, Paul J. Willard's Patent Time Pieces: A History of the Weight-Driven Banjo Clock, 1800-1900. Roxbury Village Pub., 2002, p. 46.