- Subject
- Clocks & timepieces
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Benjamin Martin
- Provenance
- Yorkshire Museum
- Primary inscriptions
- See Documents. A New / HELIOSTATA / and / Planetary Clock / B. MARTIN. LONDON"
- Object type
- Clock
- Dimensions
- Height: 515mm Width: 190mm Depth: 205mm
- Inventory No
- 28044
- Accession Number
- 1973-17
Description
Heliostatic clock with key in glass case.
.1: Heliostatic clock. Mounted on wooden body with inlaid wood detail and long metal stand with circular base and 4 adjustable feet. Pendulum to side. Inscription to face.
.2: Case - wooden frame with glass panels to front and sides. 2 glazed hinged door panels to front. Inlaid wooden detail to top front corners.
.3: Winding key - wooden knob and metal 'L' shaped key.
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