alarm clock; stand clock; clock-case; clock-stand

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alarm clock; stand clock; clock-case; clock-stand

Object Type: alarm clock; stand clock; clock-case; clock-stand
Museum number: 1958,1006.2062
Description: Stand clock; brass movement; double foliot; alarm; engraved brass case with turned pillars at angles; wood stand. Train counts. Going. Gt wheel 60 18 click. Inter. 60/8 3rd. 54/6 Crown. 15/6 Strike. Gt wheel. 54 18 click. Pin. 48/8 8 pins. Hoop. 60/8 Warning. 54/6 Fly. 6 Count wheel of 48 gears with pinion of report 4 Alarm. Gt wheel 54 12 click. Crown. 13/6
Production place: Made in: Japan
Materials
Technique: engraved (clock-case); lathe-turned (clock-case)
Dimensions: Height: 7.75 inches
Location: Not on display
Condition: Latest: 5 (Jun 2015) case needs regluing; 1 (May 1999); 4 (Apr 1999)
Acquisition name
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Courtenay Adrian Ilbert; Previous owner/ex-collection: J Drummond Robertson; Previous owner/ex-collection: Mathieu Planchon
Acquisition date: 1958
Acquisition notes: The Ilbert Collection of clocks, prints and other related material was destined to be sold at Christie's auction house on 6th-7th November 1958. As a result of the generous donation of funds by Gilbert Edgar CBE the sale was cancelled and the material purchased privately from the beneficiaries of the Ilbert Estate.NL1Ilbert's watches were then acquired with further funds from Gilbert Edgar CBE, public donations and government funds. These were then registered in the series 1958,1201.
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1958,1006.2062
Additional IDs: Previous owner/ex-collection number: CAI.2062 (Ilbert Collection)
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