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Banjo clocks

Scope note

American pendulum wall clocks having a circular case for the dial, a narrow tapering body, and a boxlike base, resembling a banjo; design invented and patented by Simon Willard in 1802.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300041595

Broader Terms used

wall clocks

Equivalent Terms used

banjo clock

Created

13yrs ago

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