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Turret Clock from East Ilsley Church, Berkshire, Late 17th Century

Inventory Number 35821


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.35821

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the heirs of the late Dr G. J. S. Mouncy Atkinson, F.R.C.P. in 1954-55. Formerly in East Ilsley Church, Berkshire.
Physical material
Wood
Copper Alloy
Iron
Object type
Turret clock
Dimensions
Height: 893mm Width: 861mm Depth: 548mm Weight: 58kg
Inventory No
35821
Accession Number
1955-18

Description

A Turret Clock comprising of a large metal frame with two wooden cylinders mounted horizontally. These cylinders are connected to a series of gears. The clock is resting on 4 wooden blocks.