Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Wall |
Catalog Number |
75.7.18 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
regulator |
Date |
1870 |
Description |
c.1870 John B. Overton regulator c. 1870 John B. Overton wall clock - regulator Harrison Maintain Power This regulator, with its skeletal plates, has the Graham dead beat escapement and maintaining power. The pendulum is suspended from a bracket which is attached to the back board of the walnut case. The bracket also carries the movement. The astronomical dial is engraved: "Presented to Col. Geo. A. Hanson of Radcliffe Hall Kent County MD by John B. Overton of Frederick MD 23rd of Sept. 1870." |
Maker |
John B. Overton |
Material |
walnut, glass, brass |
Place of Origin |
Frederick, Maryland, USA |