Description
the rosewood case has had some restorations with various woods, and the #62A trapezoidal movement is correct for this early model, before it was known as the No. 2, The painted dial is very good, the nickel pendulum has a clear engraved pattern, the hands are correct, the front glass is wavy, the brass weight (perhaps should be nickel, also) has an old patina and a few small dents, and there is a good beat scale and partial paper label in the bottom. A small brass plate at the bottom indicates "W.P. Barrow, Torrington, Jany. 1889". The January 1885 date code is stamped on the back. Ht 36"
Record courtesy of R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts