Waterbury Sambo Blinking Eye Clock

Waterbury Sambo Blinking Eye Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$800 – $1,200[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,300[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]9:00 AM – Jun 02, 2012[/restrict]

Waterbury Sambo Blinking Eye Clock. Figural painted cast iron case depicts a man wearing a green vest, red trousers and a hat, he is standing playing a banjo. Paper dial with black Roman hour numerals and open moon hands, has a 30 hour brass, spring driven, time only movement with balance wheel escapement, a lever attached to the escapement rocks the eyes open and closed. Unsigned, movement is not running; 16 in. high x 11 in. wide x 15 in. deep