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History of Science Museum

Bracket Clock, by John Knibb, Oxford, c. 1675-80

Inventory Number 52905


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.52905

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Dr C. F. C. Beeson in 1966.
Primary inscriptions
Signed "Iohn Knibb of Oxford" on the dialplate and the backplate.
Physical material
Brass movement.
Object type
Clock
Dimensions
Height: 295mm Width: 235mm Depth: 168mm
Inventory No
52905
Accession Number
1966-270/1

Description

Very rare tic-tac escapement.

Veneered ebony case, with bun feet and caddy top with cranked bar handle.