Clint, I owned 55137 for a while, I believe I might have sold it to that rancher in Oregon about 10 years ago........ Meanwhile here are a few more of my Howard transitional dials, both are Moorehouse if I recall correctly.
Harold
Didn't realize white gold filled cases were that unusual... Just purchased this up/down Vanguard recently. It came with a factory Keystone 14K white gold filled case,makes for a very nice looking setup. Now that Geno55 mentioned it, I haven't seen white gold filled cases before either, but...
When reorganizing the E Howard ledgers recently, this entry for # 57412 caught my eye and I thought it might be an interesting read. It reads, "given to A. Howard to replace one lost on the Naragansett Bay."
"A. Howard" refers to Edward Howard's nephew Albert who was a sales agent for the...
Just purchased a Crescent Street model 83 hunter with cap jewels on both ends of the pallet fork and escape wheel, making it 19 jewels. It also has an unique engraved pattern on the regulator star wheel and a large gold cap jewel balance setting. I have owned a couple of 21j 83s in the past and...
To get a little more precise, your number 7110 was finished on June 3 1865 along with numbers 7101 to 7120 that day. In looking at the factory ledger I see the movement is listed as "Chrono bal, N movt. Pat Reg". and was sold or consigned to Charles E. Hale & Co. the case maker (CEH&Co.)
Harold
According to the factory records #4472, was finished Feb 27, 1864 and sold to Charles E Hale & Co. , so it appears that it is in it's original case.
Good find!
Harold
Here is a shot of the original factory records page, finished March 28,1865 listed as Chro bal., n movt, set, (screwed down jewel settings) Pat Reg. (the Mershons regulator) Note that out of this group of 10, 5 were fully adjusted. Also note that GPR (George P. Reed) and John M. Harper signed...
Robert, #5013 was finished June 28, 1864 and sold to Charles E. Hale & Co. It's listed as "Chro. Bal N Movt. Pat. Reg".
#2857 Factory record information is not available.
The number 35 is based on the recorded Cole escapement numbers listed in the Townsend data base for the model 1862 (SER.III) Nsz. and 40 for the model 1869 (SER.V) Lsz.
Townsend recorded approximately 8% to 10% of other rare Howards in the same time frame, so using that criteria, a rough...
Re: Why so much?
As I look at the three line 72 dials, it appears that there are at least 3 variations,
One, the script style on the top line and semi block lettering on the bottom 2 lines with "V" marks at each 5 minute mark.
Variation 2, three lines all in script with "V" marks only at...
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