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Bracket Clock, by William Drury, Banbury, c. 1790

Inventory Number 36799


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.36799

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Dr C. F. C. Beeson in 1966.
Primary inscriptions
"W Drury / BANBURY"
Physical material
Mahogany
Brass
Object type
Clock
Dimensions
Height: 510mm Width: 305mm Depth: 192mm
Inventory No
36799
Accession Number
1966-270/5

Description

Silvered arch dial with three trains. Three hands: hour, minute and date reading against a full circular scale. Strike/silent dial in arch; carrying handle and urn finials (two missing, one damaged).