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Reference code
NOR/01/006
Title
Correspondence, drawings and sketches relating to Tompion clocks at Greenwich
Date(s)
- 1960s–1970s (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 folder of loose papers
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Name of creator
(d.1977)
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Scope and content
Includes annotated typescript of "The Tompion Clocks at Greenwich and the Dead-beat Escapement" by Derek Howse, an article published in Antiquarian Horology (December 1970); pages from the Horological Journal (October 1962) on Tompion pallets; and Northcote's correspondence with Howse, with notes and sketches.
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Language and script notes
English