General Information

Serial #

1614

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CLOCK WORKS & FACE (INCLUDES BRASS; HOUSED IN WOODEN CASE WITH GLASS FRONT & SIDES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

137.5 cm

Width

41.0 cm

Height

23.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Horology

Category

Clocks

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Dent

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS CLOCK PROBABLY USED C. MID-19TH CENTURY +

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO MEASURE AND DISPLAY THE PASSAGE OF TIME.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF CHROMONETER CLOCK OF MID-19TH CENTURY. TERM 'CHRONOMETER' INDICATES THIS CLOCK WAS SUBJECT TO A SERIES OF PRECISION TESTS IN AN OPTICAL INSTITUTE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"DENT LONDON/ 61 Strand & 34 Royal Exchange./ Clockmaker to the Queen" & "1614" incised on main clock face; divided [0] to 60 in increments of 5, by single graduations, and recorded in Arabic numerals.Smaller dial, at top, divided [0] to 60, in increments of 10, by single graduations, also recorded in Arabic numerals. Lower dial divided 1 to 12, in Roman numerals. All dials have single indicating hand. " Weight scale graduated 0 to 12, and incised "English Inches ". Pendulum swing scale graduated -2 to 2+. " 15 " incised in wooden base of clock

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

RED-BROWN STAINED & VARNISHED WOODEN CABINET WITH CLEAR GLASS PANELS; SILVER PLATED CLOCK FACE

Decoration

N/A