Tower Clocks, c.1888
E. Howard Clock Company
Boston, Massachusetts
The E. Howard Company manufactured their No.2 tower clock in two models. The Striker was designed for clocks with seven-foot dials and bells weighing 2,500 pounds. The other, called the Special, was designed for clocks that had eight-foot dials and 3,500 pound bells.
This particular example of the No.2 Striker, is fitted with the optional Dennison double three-legged gravity escapement and half-hour strike. The original pendulum and bob have been replaced with a shorter version to permit operating the movement in its current display.
This clock was originally installed in the Eddington Industrial School, Eddington, Pennsylvania in 1888. The list price for this four-dial movement in the 1890 Howard Tower Clock catalog was $775.00
Anonymous Donor, in Memory of Robert A. Frank, Jr.,
FNAWCC #7, The NAWCC's First National President
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