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A Willard Jr. Weight Driven Banjo Clock

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
A Willard Jr. Weight Driven Banjo Clock
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A Willard Jr. Weight Driven Banjo Clock. Nice clock, beautiful reverse painted glass on throat and front, original weight, been in same family for many years. Weight is there, everything appears to be there. Glass in top has cracked and needs to be replaced. Simon Willard clocks were produced in Massachusetts in the Grafton and Roxbury, near Boston, by Simon Willard (April 3, 1753 ? August 30, 1848), a celebrated U.S. clockmaker. Among his many innovations and timekeeping improvements, Simon Willard is best known for inventing the eight-day patent timepiece that came to be known as the gallery or banjo clock.