{"id":4973,"date":"2017-08-09T12:17:42","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T12:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/?page_id=4973"},"modified":"2021-11-28T15:15:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T15:15:19","slug":"willard-school-weight-driven-wood-front-striking-banjo-clock-boston-c-1835","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/antique-clocks-for-sale\/wall-clocks-weight-driven-regulators\/willard-school-weight-driven-wood-front-striking-banjo-clock-boston-c-1835\/","title":{"rendered":"Willard School Weight Driven Wood Front Striking Banjo Clock, Boston C. 1835"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston Striking Banjo Clock C. 1835<\/h1>\n

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Banjo clocks with time and strike clockworks emerged in Boston\u00a0during the 1820’s.\u00a0\u00a0 The movements were\u00a0modelled after tall\u00a0clock movements and they\u00a0were used in Massachusetts Shelf, Dwarf, Mirror, and Banjo Clocks.\u00a0\u00a0 Basically the movement is a\u00a0tall clock that has been\u00a0resized to fit in a smaller case and run with a shorter pendulum, and\u00a0shorter weight drop.\u00a0\u00a0 Aaron Willard Jr., William Grant, John Sawin, and Ezekiel Jones\u00a0are documented makers of these clocks.\u00a0\u00a0 Some of the\u00a0regional period details identifiable to\u00a0this group include: arched top plate, recoil escapement, three pillars,\u00a02 mounting holes that support “fillister head through bolts,” and interior bell.\u00a0\u00a0 In this example there is a single rear center bolt in addition to the front mounting holes.\u00a0 Note the “coiled” retention spring on the bell hammer which is a design feature used by the Willard’s on their tall clocks. The cases are designed with a center\u00a0divider in the weight well,\u00a0sound holes\u00a0in the backboard that flank the movement, and\u00a0contour to\u00a0accommodate the bell.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The\u00a0Mahogany case with turned wooden bezel, half round “Torus” molded frames, wooden tablets, flanked by reverse scroll carved side arms.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The painted iron\u00a0dial with Roman numerals measures 7 1\/2 inches in diameter with a 6 1\/2 inch time\u00a0track and 7\/8 inch numerals.\u00a0\u00a0 Overall the clock measures 33\u00a0X 10 X 3 3\/4 inches.\u00a0 The works have been professionally serviced and it runs and strikes\u00a0fine.\u00a0\u00a0 A pair of original cast lead weights power the time and strike train.\u00a0\u00a0 The hands are steel\u00a0with an interesting adaptation of the open loop design.\u00a0\u00a0 Numerous repair notes and labels document the history of ownership.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The case parts are\u00a0die stamped “3” a common practice\u00a0used by the Boston clockmakers.<\/h1>\n

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Boston Striking Banjo Clock C. 1835 Banjo clocks with time and strike clockworks emerged in Boston\u00a0during the 1820’s.\u00a0\u00a0 The movements were\u00a0modelled after tall\u00a0clock movements and they\u00a0were used in Massachusetts Shelf, Dwarf, Mirror, and Banjo Clocks.\u00a0\u00a0 Basically the movement is a\u00a0tall … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1253,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4973","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4973"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7880,"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4973\/revisions\/7880"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adamsbrown.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}