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   banjo clock
   Pendulum WALL CLOCK resembling an upturned banjo, introduced by the Willard family of clock-makers in Boston, USA. Many reproductions were made in the late 19th to mid 20th centuries. See also GIRANDOLE.
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   banjo clock
   type of clock, so named because its upper portion is shaped like an inverted banjo. The clock was patented by Simon Willard of Massachusetts in 1802. ... [1 related articles]
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   Banjo clock
   The banjo clock, or banjo timepiece, is an American wall clock with a banjo-shaped case. It was invented by Simon Willard, originally of Grafton, Massachusetts, later of Roxbury, Massachusetts, and patented in 1802. The banjo clock normally lacks a striking mechanism and indicates time only by its ...
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   banjo-clock
   A pendulum wall clock resembling an upturned banjo and introduced by the willard family of clock makers in boston, USA. Many reproductions produced in the late 19th to mid-20thC. An elaborate clock known as the 'girandole' designed in the USA in 1818, resembles the banjo clock but has gilded decorat...
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