calendar clock;
long-case clock;
repeating clock;
clock-case;
year-going clock
- Museum number
- 1958,1006.2178
- Description
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Large long-case clock; pull repeat and pull-wind calendar year; white enamelled and painted oval dial; case with fluted columns to sides, inlaid with ebonised and satinwood lines and cross-grained bands.
TRAIN-COUNTS.
Going.
Gt wheel 120
2nd wheel 100/20
3rd wheel 96/10
Centre wheel 60/8
5th wheel 64/8
Escape wheel 30/8
Pull strike.
Gt wheel 72
2nd wheel 60/6
3rd wheel 54/6
Fly 6
Date train.
Gt wheel 72
2nd wheel 60/6
Hoop wheel 60/6
4th wheel 48/6
Fly 8
- Production date
- 1775-1785
- Dimensions
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Height: 9 feet
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
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Latest: 3 (Oct 2016)
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3 (Sep 2016)
- 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
- 1958,1006.2178
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: CAI.2178 (Ilbert Collection)
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: H108 (Ilbert Ledger)
