$1,880
Federal Mahogany Patent Timepiece or "Banjo" Clock, John Sawin (1799-1863), Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1825, with iron dial marked Sawin , lower glass depicting a paddle-wheeler and eight-day brass timepiece powered by a lead weight and regulated by a pendulum, (lower glass cracked, imperfections), ht. 32 in. Literature: For biographical information on Sawin see Paul J. Foley, Willard's Patent Timepieces , pp. 307-308.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-06-03