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Lot 455W

Self-Winding Clock COMPANY.
Timing Mechanism, labled "4.24.HR Circuits / 3 ½ volts / Prog. / Instmnt," Brooklyn, NY, c.1900, wood and glass cabinet containing metal and wire mechanism.

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New York

US$2,500 - US$3,500

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Self-Winding Clock COMPANY.

Timing Mechanism, labled "4.24.HR Circuits / 3 ½ volts / Prog. / Instmnt," Brooklyn, NY, c.1900, wood and glass cabinet containing metal and wire mechanism.

The Self Winding Clock Company was founded in 1886 after Chester Henry Pond was able to design the components of a reliable electric clock movement that utilized a motor to keep the clock wound, but also allowed for hourly correction via a telegraph signal from a master clock calibrated to the US Naval Observatory. The present item is a timing mechanism possibly used in an institution such as a bank, judging by the attractive cabinetry work, for timing the alarm.

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