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Bracket Clock, by John Knibb, Oxford, c. 1685

Inventory Number 50571


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.50571

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Dr C. F. C. Beeson in 1966.
Primary inscriptions
"John Knibb Oxon fecit" engraved under chapter ring; "John Knibb Oxon fecit." engraved on backplate.
Physical material
Brass. Case: walnut.
Object type
Clock
Dimensions
Height: 295mm Width: 250mm Depth: 165mm
Inventory No
50571
Accession Number
1966-270/2

Description

Brass movement and dial with skeleton chapter-ring and calendar. Verge escapement.

Walnut caddy top case.

Most likely an early 20th-century assembly.