GUEST: I brought a clock that has been hanging at my aunt's house in Cape May, New Jersey. She passed away in 2006, and I know it's from Philadelphia. That's all I know.
APPRAISER: It was made by E. Howard & Company in Boston. This particular clock is what's called a Number One regulator. It's actually one of five sizes. This particular one is the largest of those five sizes.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: And as a result, would be the most accurate of that group. Uh, this is a very desirable clock. These things were used in some smaller railroad stations, they were used in banks, offices, uh, public meeting houses. A very expensive clock when it was first made, and that's one of the things that Howard was known for, was that they didn't make an inexpensive clock. Everything they made was very, very good quality. You'll notice it does say Philadelphia on the dial?
GUEST: Right.
APPRAISER: Well, Riggs & Brother would've been the company that would've sold it in the Philadelphia area. In this type of condition, the way that it is now, with cherry case, rosewood grain, the original bob, conservatively, a clock like this would probably bring anywhere from $13,000 to $15,000.
GUEST: Wow, that's great. (laughing): That is great.
APPRAISER: That is great.
GUEST: That is great.
