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.
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 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.
Main dial: eight-day, shells with decorated bands corners, two ships fighting in breakarch, no real background. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: silly sheep corners, flared tulips centre, fantastic house in landscape breakarch. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: pheasants with backgrounds in corners, cottage in centre. False plate: cast iron, marked "Hobson".
Main dial: pheasants with backgrounds corners, stylized baskets of flowers dial centre. False plate: cast iron, marked "Hobson".
Images of dials made by Edward Owen, a Birmingham dial maker active in the 1800s–1820s.
Main dial: Owen dial cut out from original, much larger dial with Arabic numbers; name may not be original clockmaker. Carnation and primrose corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron. Owner most uncooperative about any photos or article.
Main dial: four-seasons gold band. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: Owen dial cut out from original, much larger dial with Arabic numbers; name may not be original clockmaker. Carnation and primrose corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron. Owner most uncooperative about any photos or article.
Main dial: Owen dial cut out from original, much larger dial with Arabic numbers; name may not be original clockmaker. Carnation and primrose corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron. Owner most uncooperative about any photos or article.
Main dial: well-painted four seasons, gold line framing. Hemispheres: USA maps, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey diamond centre, scrolling spandrel-type gesso corners. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey, primula or auricula gesso-framed corners; cottage and windmill in centre. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey; four-seasons ladies, small heavy thighs, gesso framed, gold band inside chapter ring. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey; four-seasons ladies, small heavy thighs, gesso framed, gold band inside chapter ring. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-continents ladies with pink faces, gold framed; outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-continents corners, gold framed, gold circle outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-seasons pink-faced ladies corners, gold framed, gold circle. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: gold band, crooked pots of flowers corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: Owen moon roller; moon image missing; urns in corners in ovals blue with white and pink. Hemispheres: maps.
Main dial: four continents, gold bands, unusual dial. Same painter as Edward Glaze. Hemispheres: Father Time and a nun or saint.
Main dial: sheep in corners, framed on outside only. A late Owen with poor artwork. Hemispheres: sepia maps, North America on right. Partly visible moon scene: landscape with church on one side. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white; pink, brown and ochre birds and foliage gesso-framed corners; urn in oval; two side pieces in breakarch gesso frame. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: very round eyes, funny noses, blue around mouth and chin. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with pointed roof by lakeside, tree in the middle.
Moon faces: pink faces. Moon scenes: cottage; ship at sea.
Moon faces: reasonably pleasant expression. Moon scenes: cottage at lakeside with tree; ship.
Moon faces: pleasant expression, red noses, red cheeks. Moon scenes: ship; cottage with odd roof.
Moon faces: round-eyed, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; landscape with ruin and pointed-roofed house and tree.
Moon faces: very round protuberant eyes, serious expression. Moon scenes: dog (springer spaniel); cottage by lakeside, tree in middle of scene.
Moon faces: pop-eyed, surprised look. Moon scenes: ship entering harbour; landscape, cottage and windmill.
Moon faces: round-eyed, red noses, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; lakeside cottage, red roof.
Moon faces: sleepy-eyed, pleasant faces, quite pink all over. Moon scenes: ship at sea, side view; landscape with house and old tower.
Moon faces: serious expression, red noses. Moon scenes: girl with hay fork; ship at sea.
Moon faces: pleasant expression, round-eyed, red noses. Moon scenes: blue-roofed, three-storey house; ship at sea.