Images of dials made by Ashwin & Company, Birmingham makers active in the 1790s.
Main dial: blue/grey base, mid-blue background for gesso corners, typical Byrne Ashwin; gesso pattern, gold outlined in black - very fine. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: CA Ashwin, shallow but clear.
Main dial: blue/grey, shield shaped gesso corners, moss roses centre. Hemispheres: very good maps, same as Byrne. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue/grey, roses and tiger lilies, small blue flowers corners. Hemispheres: good maps, part outside numbers. False plate: cast iron (clear).
Moon faces: pink-faced moons, small mouth. Moon scenes: lakeside scene, two people in foreground; two people in boat on lake, sailing ship; artwork sketchy and thin.
Moon faces: very serious, pursed up, small mouth. Moon scenes: large ship in rough seas; landscape with house and river, pink in sky.
Moon faces: smiling. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with yellow tree, church in distance.
Reverse of dial, showing name and '366' stamped on false plate and dial.
Main dial: blue/grey pink roses and pale auriculas, gesso-framed corners, lead plug in centre of seconds hole, urn with roses painted on top. False plate: CA with false winding square attached.
Main dial: blue/grey, pink roses and moss roses corners, strawberry centre. False plate: cast iron.
Image of a dial made by Beard & Company, Birmingham dial makers active in the 1790s.
Main dial: off-white, all gesso decoration, quite elaborate in breakarch.
Main dial: pretty lady type; looks later than 1817. Well-painted, long-necked, stylish four-season ladies. Hemispheres: maps, USA on the left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: sheet iron.
Moon faces: eyes rather close together, pursed mouth, pink nose. Moon scenes: ship at sea; red-roofed house, very pointed roof.
Main dial: eight-day arched, floral corners with roses, auriculas and vetch, large vigorous flowers; roses and tulips breakarch. Not given false plate but definitely Halifax/Newcastle. Insurance job: clock was in a house fire, fire damaged, complete strip and repaint.
Main dial: auriculas and roses corners, flat gold-framed; auriculas and tulips dial centre; very heavy gauge of metal dial plate. Hemispheres: maps, latitude long, very close together, USA on the left, no ecliptic. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pretty lady type, four-seasons girls in corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: girl in pink low oval; gold and colour framing breakarch, scrolling outside breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Good condition but heavy discoloured varnish. Moon faces: round, pop-eyed, wide set, very pink face. Moon scenes: very large ship at sea; stone mill with waterwheel and dead tree.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: very round faces, red-nosed, red-cheeked pink face, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage and standing figure.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: very round faces, red-nosed, red-cheeked pink face, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage and standing figure.
Main dial: blue background, gold leaf black-shadowed numbers, pink roses corners; basket of flowers breakarch.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: very round faces, red-nosed, red-cheeked pink face, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage and standing figure.
Main dial: gold and green floral corners with roses, red outside roses, gold ends; birds in centre. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: unmarked, cast iron.
Main dial: pretty lady type, four-seasons corners, gold edges, four long feet, thin iron moon. Hemispheres: cut-off maps.
Main dial: pretty lady type, eight-day breakarch moon, sketchily painted four-seasons corners. Hemispheres: maps.
Main dial: gold corners with large roses, green ends; garland in centre; large bird in tree branch breakarch.
Main dial: pretty lady type, low oval in breakarch, girl in pink, flat gold and gold motifs at breakarch side. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses and carnations corners, girl in fat low oval in breakarch, gold surround and scroll breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses and carnations corners, girl in fat low oval in breakarch, gold surround and scroll breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Thin iron moon dial.
Moon faces: smiling, one has quite a wide mouth. Moon scenes: ship at sea with sails furled; red-roofed cottage.
Iron moon dial, very poor condition. Moon faces: eyes staring and rather close together, stretched mouth. Moon scenes: ship at sea; slightly drunk white house on hill.
Main dial: crude green and gold fan corners; two allegorical women in dial centre. Hemispheres: maps, North America on the right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Brass moon dial, reasonable condition. Moon scenes: ship at sea; church with tree. Moon faces: round, pop-eyed, reddish nose, pink cheeks.
Main dial: pretty lady type, four-seasons corners, gold edges, cut-off maps, four long feet, thin iron moon. Hemispheres: maps cut off, USA on the left, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: eight-day arched, large dial, gold with pink and red roses, floral corners, green background to smaller roses; stag and horn below centre; well-painted archer in breakarch.
Main dial: floral corners, small "false" winding holes; roses and auriculas with blue flowers on coloured band; small birds with auriculas centre; Brittania with anchor and rocks and ships breakarch.
Main dial: roses on green background with some red and gold in corners; breakarch scene with little girl in red.
Main dial: roses on green background with some red and gold in corners; breakarch scene with little girl in red.
Main dial: fan corners, small rose-coloured fans; two prizefighters, fights both in c.1811: John Cribb, English, and John Robichaux, black American (Cribb won both).
Main dial: fan corners, small rose-coloured fans; two prizefighters, fights both in c.1811: John Cribb, English, and John Robichaux, black American (Cribb won both).
Main dial: floral corners, shells with green background in corners with gold and red flowers; breakarch royal couple with small crown on cushion. Dial centre replaced.
Main dial: floral corners with carnations and roses; flower basket breakarch with roses and auriculas, gold circle. False plate: cast iron.
Images of dials made by Burgess Hartley, Birmingham dial makers active in the 1810s and 1820s.
Main dial: slightly grey off-white; blotty roses, vetch and morning glory corners, lemon part framing; red lines, birds in centre. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron. Rare dial, was a Factor so someone else might have made the dial.
Main dial: off-white, geometric corners, balloon in breakarch with gilt dots.
Moon faces: very red cheeks. Moon scenes: cross-looking swan, quite large; quite bright cottage.
Images of dials made by Christopher Wright, a Birmingham dial maker active in the 1830s–1840s.
Main dial: pink background and roses, solid ends.
Main dial: ruins in corners, doves with gold edge in humps.
Main dial: yellow rose inside geomeric corners; gold and green.
Main dial: dished dial, auriculas in plaid surround.
Main dial: 8-day breakarch moon, pink seven blue morning glories in frame, dotted.
Main dial: small dial; roses and pink morning glories; L-shaped gold frame.
Main dial: 8-day arched moon, shells in corners, large falling roses centre.
Main dial: brightly coloured four-seasons ladies, long necks, oval faces.
Main dial: blue chapter ring, gold romans; simple flowers corners; good breakarch painting. Whole square part of dial overpainted.
Moon faces: very red cheeks, red nose, bit pensive. Moon scenes: cottage slanted on hill; ship at sea.
Main dial: green background; fruit corners; nice scene with bridge and cottage breakarch. Good painting.
Main dial: blue background to corners with pink shells, auriculas and upside down tulip corners; beautifully painted winter scene in breakarch.
Main dial: blue background to corners with pink shells, auriculas and upside down tulip corners; beautifully painted winter scene in breakarch.
Main dial: green background to roses in corners; religious ruin in breakarch.
Main dial: dark green corners with flowers; woman with dove in breakarch. Carelessy done.
Main dial: shells in dark blue ovals, rope-effect surround, red ends; fantastic scene with Palace and Tramp breakarch. Well painted.
Main dial: yellow background with pink roses and blue swirl; river in breakarch. Well painted.
Main dial: gold band, no decoration at all.
Main dial: scrolly corners, navy blue with morning glories; funny dotted background; gold ends.
Gives clockmakers' names and dates, slide numbers, and brief description of dials
One card per dial. Set also includes some miscellaneous cards with notes. Each card gives dial maker's name, slide numbers, and detailed description of dial that includes: date, type, graphics, signature, main dial description, hemispheres, type of gilded gesso, date aperture, date dial on main dial, seconds dial on main dial, base paint, condition when received, date dial metal, date dial condition
One card per dial. Set also includes some miscellaneous cards with notes. Each card gives dial maker's name, slide numbers, and detailed description of dial that includes: date, type, graphics, signature, main dial description, hemispheres, type of gilded gesso, date aperture, date dial on main dial, seconds dial on main dial, base paint, condition when received, date dial metal, date dial condition
One card per dial. Set also includes some miscellaneous cards with notes. Each card gives dial maker's name, slide numbers, and detailed description of dial that includes: date, type, graphics, signature, main dial description, hemispheres, type of gilded gesso, date aperture, date dial on main dial, seconds dial on main dial, base paint, condition when received, date dial metal, date dial condition
Images of dials made by Halifax and Newcastle makers: Beilby Hawthorne & Whitaker, Whittaker & Shreve, William Whittaker, and unknown makers.
Images of dials made by Liverpool makers: Samuel Hunt and Poston & Woolnough.
Images of dials made by mostly unknown Manchester makers, and by members of the Foster family.
Images of dials made by unknown makers.
Main dial: four seasons corners, fully painted centre, shepherds and shepherdess in humps. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Moon faces: rather pensive, pink cheeks. Moon scenes: small ship at sea; elaborate ruin.
Main dial: dark-blue corners with auriculas, shells in decorated arch, use bronze powder paint. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: fat pink roses corners, one very large ship, with sea painted edge of breakarch. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: formal corners with gold leaf, Hobson ship dial centre.
Main dial: wider minute band, green background, blue anemone corners with gold ends, fat rosebuds centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: very wide minute band, fancy ovals and roses corners, two bright birds centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: rabbits, upside-down tulips and flower centre, very impressive dial. False plate: cast iron, named.
Images of dials made by Edward Hobson and E. Hobson & Son, Birmingham dial makers active in the 1830s.
Main dial: quite wide minute band, oval with shell top corner, bottom corner, fleur-de-lys, flared tulips centre. Hemispheres: maps, North America left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: corners well painted. Hemispheres: scenes in humps.
Moon faces: very round-eyed, full mouth, pink cheeks. Moon scenes: ship at sea; ruined church.
Moon faces: tiny pursed mouth, serious. Moon scenes: nice ship; Gothic ruins. Presumed Hobson; no moon dial so I made one in style of 19 and 20 using new blank (no teeth), December 1996.