- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Not ascertained.
- Primary inscriptions
- "M" (for Mail)
- Object type
- Clock dial
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 270mm Height: 60mm Weight: 1.65kg
- Inventory No
- 54942
Description
Coaching Dial Clock. Such dials were used in the halls of coaching inns to show the time of departure of the next mail or passenger coach. Of interest is the early use of a 24-hour dial. The "M" signifies Mail as opposed to P for Passengers.
