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'Tower' Table Clock, by 'HP' or 'HR', German, 17th Century

Inventory Number 39663


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.39663

Item type
Object
Makers
HR or HP
Provenance
From the Barnett Collection.
Primary inscriptions
Punched on base, in a shield, are the initials "HR" or "HP". Other inscriptions on front, sides and back. (Source: Display label)
Object type
Clock
Dimensions
Height: 18.5cm Width: 11.2cm Depth: 11.5cm Weight: 1.4kg
Inventory No
39663
Accession Number
1935-4/part

Description

Horizontal verge escapement, with pendulum; going and striking trains; repeating movement.

This clock has been greatly restored.