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From the American Horology Archive:

E. Howard & Co.
Manufacturer: E. Howard & Co.
Manufacturer Location: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Movement Serial Number: 5879
Model: Series III
Estimated Production Date: December 1864
Size: N
Jewels: 15j
Jewel Setting: Burnished Jewels
Movement Configuration: Adaptable
Movement Finish: Gilt
Movement Setting: Key
Plate: 3/4 Plate
Regulator: Plain
Movement Markings: E. Howard & Co.
Boston
N
Reed's Patent Nov. 24, 1857
Data Research: E. Howard & Co. Factory Abstracts (Bob Rolfe)
Case: Various
Run ID: 124.G123.S118.M114.E123.K123.15J124
Database Version: v52.243
Registry Population: 1 (10.00%)
Research Note: #5879: Coin Silver Case with Eagle and "D.&B."

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