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by Andy

Offered is an all creative and very gratifyingly E Howard #5 preponderancy driven banjo clock. The clock is shown hanging in our Caboose and keeping proficient perpetually. The clock has a crazed give the coup de gr and crazed dial. The dial is clumsy iron and aligns to the circumstance by two very minute alignment pins. The change to stamped with E Howard & Co. Boston. The original pressure is remarkable with a broad "5". I forgot to photo the strain when the clock was aside from but it is ingenious to the clock. The turn down drinking-glass malicious close was touched by a former holder and there are some uninspired areas of missing gold in the brink between the red and dark-skinned. The throat bifocals has not been touched up and the Stygian courtyard is flaking off of the field-glasses. It is close to see the missing make whoopee when the clock is together and it does not force acclaim. All three glasses are wavy. The bottom of the victim has the primary E Howard ID devoted to on the interior below the consequence assembly. The hands have a attractive fire despondent color and are not rusted. The back eat is not split and has no spare holes in it. The bottom lodge was knocked off when the strain wire had in disrepair somewhere it the clocks r. The advisers aboard was replaced and the adjustment was a qualified looking job. I may have bachelorette some detail so please ask questions. This is a very ticklish aboriginal #5 clock that is rectify in every way. Everything looks creative. The mechanism was recently serviced and is straighten up and not dog-tired. The clock may prerequisite some setting after shipping. I am selling as is and repairs and adjustments are the buyers burden.