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Movement · Pocket watch movement
E. Howard & Co. N size Series V No 2 pocket watch movement
This is an E. Howard & Co., Boston pocket watch movement catalogued as an N size Series V, No 2 key-wound and key-set mechanism dating to circa 1868. Built with a gilt three-quarter plate configuration and a lever escapement, it is engraved with the manufacturer's name, serial number 13856, the letter 'N', and Reed's patent marking dated July 1866. Measuring 45.7 mm in diameter by 8 mm deep, the movement features an engraved balance cock, blued screws, a split bimetallic balance, and an indexed regulator scale marked Slow and Fast.
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www.antiquesboutique.com · MA158 (AB-246858)
Pocket watch · Hunter-case watch
E. Howard & Co. 14K Tri-Color Gold Hunter Case Pocket Watch
This is an E. Howard & Co., Boston, ladies' Size G hunter case pocket watch cased in 14-karat tri-color gold. The exterior displays detailed floral engraving accented with yellow, green, and rose gold surrounding a central shield cartouche engraved with a script monogram. According to the auctioneer, the watch contains a white porcelain dial with Roman numerals, blued steel hands, and subsidiary seconds. The interior movement is described as a 15-jewel, nickel-finished Series VI, Grade No. 4 mechanism signed and numbered 102834, dating to circa 1887–1888. The piece measures 39 mm in diameter and weighs 70.0 grams.
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www.bidsquare.com · 230
Clock · Turret & tower clock
E. Howard Round Top Tower Clock
This large tower clock mechanism by E. Howard & Co. of Boston, Massachusetts, features arched pierced cast iron side frames. According to the auction catalog, it is constructed with a Graham deadbeat escapement, maintaining power, and a rack and snail hour strike train. The assembly includes a round iron ball pendulum bob suspended on a 34-inch wooden rod, an upper column supporting partial dial gearing mounts, and an air fly governor. The source notes the clock is numbered 5 at the top of the beat adjustment plate and measures approximately 67 inches high by 47.5 inches wide by 30.5 inches deep.
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www.invaluable.com · 250
Clock · Regulator
E. Howard and Company Astronomical Regulator
This astronomical regulator was made by E. Howard & Co. in Boston between 1855 and 1859. Constructed for precision timekeeping rather than domestic decoration, it omits standard complications such as striking or calendar trains. The clock is fitted with a sixteen-inch silvered regulator dial that indicates hours, minutes, and seconds on separate tracks. For thermal compensation, its steel pendulum rod carries two glass jars filled with mercury. Around 1855, the regulator was sold to the Charleston, South Carolina, jewelry firm James Allan and Company. Except for repair at the Howard factory following the 1886 Charleston earthquake, it remained with the Allan family business until entering the Smithsonian collection in 1977.
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americanhistory.si.edu · ME.335723