Main dial: blue-roofed houses corners; two cottages centre. Had been arched then cut off; rather a heavy dial. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pale blue corners with single roses or hibiscus and red shapes.
Main dial: very poor condition, thin ground, extensive rust damage; pink roses, yellow daisies, blue flowers, repeat corners; man with gun and pheasant breakarch. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: green background to gold flowers corners; woman dipping water out of pool breakarch.
Main dial: girl feeding chickens in breakarch; spotted deer in corners.
Moon faces: dark, round-eyed, red cheeks and ends of noses, features all rather together in centre. Moon scenes: ship at sea with very wide spread sails; church with spire.
Moon faces: very red-cheeked. Moon scenes: log-like ship; square Georgian house, blue roof.
Moon faces: very red cheeks, red noses, eyes looking slightly upwards. Moon scenes: small cottage with standing figure; very sideways ship at sea, lots of other small ships in distance.
Moon faces: well-painted, serious. Moon scenes: fantastic painted ruin; ship at sea stern on.
Main dial: ship automata, pink flowers on pale green corners.
Main dial: automata rocking swan; pale blue background to corners with wild flower, swan on arch. Crude painting, thin ground paint, name obliterated. False plate: sheet iron, stamped.
Main dial: mid-green background gold flowers corners; gold flowers in humps. Hemispheres: gold flowers.
Main dial: abbeys and cottages corners; large dial. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: sheet iron, well marked.
Main dial: large dial, dished; four apostles, girl and dead lamb; boy and dog hemispheres - bathos! False plate: SF.
Main dial: attempt at Walker & Hughes, bitty style corners, garlands in humps. False plate: cast iron, Wilkes & Son.
Main dial: pink roses in gold corners; Clive of India in breakarch.
Main dial: all transfer print decorations; arrival of post in breakarch.
Main dial: dished dial, turquoise background to gold flowers corners; gold flowers in breakarch.
Main dial: dished small dial, green background to corners with small fan, gold flowers with white buds; fancy pastel cornucopia with gold flowers breakarch.
Moon faces: round-eyed, red-cheeked, loose lower lips. Moon scenes: typical Wilkes, wide-spread sails on ship; cottage by water edge.
Moon faces: very pink all over, eyes close together, not well done. Moon scenes: ship at sea; two cottages by waterside.
Moon faces: eyes close together, red cheeks, small mouths similar face in slide 1311 breakarch. Moon scenes: swan on riverside; boat going wing and wing.
Moon faces: quite different artist; small eyes, small mouth, very red cheeks. Moon scenes: white swan on slanted river; white house on waterslide.
Moon faces: round-eyed, very full mouths, low pink cheeks. Moon scenes: log-like ship at sea; house by water edge.
Moon faces: round-eyed, very full mouths, low-down red cheeks. Moon scenes: log-like ship at sea; house with red chimney by road with figure.
Moon faces: red noses, red cheeks, pleasant expressions. Moon scenes: peanut-shaped boat on sea; cottage with windmill in distance.
Moon faces: heavy-eyed, small mouths, bright pink cheeks, pensive look. Moon scenes: ship at sea; swan on lake with temple.
Moon faces: round-eyed, very pink cheeks, small mouth, pensive expression. Moon scenes: ship with widespread sails; cottage by a road with figure.
Moon faces: rather round-eyed, small mouths, pink cheeks, dreamy expressions. Moon scenes: ship with widespread sails; cottage on a bluff.
Moon faces: heavy-eyed, small mouths, pink cheeks, dreary expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; very pointed church ruin.
Moon faces: serious. Moon scenes: building with tower; ship at sea.
Moon faces: round-eyed, pink cheeks, small mouths, pensive expressions. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with tower on hill.
Moon faces: slightly sleepy-eyed, small mouth, pink cheeks, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; large ruin with tower.
Moon faces: round-eyed, small mouths, pink cheeks, serious expressions. Moon scenes: ship with widespread sails; ruined abbey on left.
Moon faces: rather round-eyed, small mouths, pink cheeks, slightly quizzical expressions. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with pointed tower.
Main dial: Roman numbers in gold with black outlines; blue chapter ring; four-continents corners, waterside, scenes hemispheres. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: four-seasons girls corners, bright colours, gold flowers humps. False plate: sheet iron, unmarked.
Main dial: very wide breakarch, four-seasons corners, very bright crude painting, cottages and houses. Hemispheres: humps, gold edges, house and cottage. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: not a large dial, four-seasons ladies corners. Hemispheres: maps were replaced. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: funny shells corners; two birds dial centre, scenes of church, crude painting. Hemispheres: silver-leaf edges. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: dark background, pink flowers corners ("H. Foster Lpool 1848-51" had been put on). Hemispheres: doves and worlds, gold edging, very sketchy.
Main dial: polyanthus corners on green background. Hemispheres: framed maps.
Main dial: breakarch moons; four-elements corners; well-painted high water on breakarch maps. False plate: cast iron, Wilkes & Son, Birmingham.
Main dial: green background, fruit in gold cornucopias corner; gold doves with rays and gold edges humps. False plate: sheet iron, stamped "Wilkes".
Main dial: four-seasons corners, gold sky. Hemispheres: maps outside latitudes. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: breakarch moons, primroses in corners, with gold blue wings maps. False plate: sheet iron, stamped "Wilkes".
Main dial: darkish turquoise background, gold heart and white flowers. Hemispheres: gold doves and worlds, gold band edges to humps. False plate: sheet iron, unstamped.
Main dial: dark-blue background to light flowers and small gold band. Hemispheres: gold-edged humps, doves, worlds.
Main dial: Heavy corners with sgraffito style in "Gold" bits - prob brass, and white rounds with roses. Hemispheres: maps with outside latitude numbers.
Main dial: gold and Prussian blue flowers corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: sheet iron, stamped "Wilkes".
Main dial: turquoise background to corners with peaches; two birds centre. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: sheet iron, stamped "Wilkes".
Images of dials made by Samuel Wilkes and Wilkes & Son, Birmingham dial makers active in the 1820s and 1830s.
Main dial: dark-blue background to corners, small orange flowers with bird and gold ends, bird centre.
Main dial: gold with green ends corners.
Main dial: gold flowers corners, scene of "cottage cares" in breakarch.
Main dial: gold flowers corners, scene of "cottage cares" in breakarch.
Main dial: green background, red roses, corners gold ends. Hemispheres: maps.
Main dial: peaches and gold band corners, maps.
Main dial: signature scroll-like ribbon across dial centre, four continents, well painted, distinct style corners. Hemispheres: vague words and doves of peace, gold band edges.
Two moon dials, refferring to 509 and 516.
Main dial: some gold geometric corners, gold leaf heavy shells centre, odd checkerboard gold leaf black equator. Hemispheres: blodgy maps.
Main dial: gold flowers in corners, gritty paint, worlds with dove of peace, scalloped gold edges in humps. Hemispheres: scalloped gold edges.
Main dial: cottages and castles corners, one windmill and one cottage dial centre, vague worlds and dove of peace humps.
Main dial: gold flowers in corners, gritty paint, worlds with dove of peace, scalloped gold edges in humps. Hemispheres: scalloped gold edges.
Main dial: gold flowers in corners, gritty paint, worlds with dove of peace, scalloped gold edges in humps. Hemispheres: scalloped gold edges.
Main dial: green background, red roses, corners gold ends. Hemispheres: maps.
Main dial: peaches and gold band corners, maps.
Main dial: signature scroll-like ribbon across dial centre, four continents, well painted, distinct style corners. Hemispheres: vague words and doves of peace, gold band edges.
Main dial: gold flowers in corners with feathers. Hemispheres: gold dove of peace, gold scalloped edges, humps.
Main dial: some gold geometric corners, gold leaf heavy shells centre, odd checkerboard gold leaf black equator. Hemispheres: blodgy maps.
Images of dials made by Samuel Baker and Samuel Baker & Son, Birmingham dial makers active around 1826–50.
Main dial: deer in corners, two ruins centre.
Main dial: square breakarch, 8 eight-day, well painted swans in corners.
Main dial: gold under tulips corners, small dial, poor condition.
Main dial: theatre building in arch, four-season corners. Was labelled as DR11 and DR11a.
Main dial: theatre building in arch, four-season corners. Was labelled as DR11 and DR11a.
Main dial: gold flowers, black outlines. False plate: stamped sheet iron.
Main dial: sheep with background in corners. Hemispheres: one cottage, one church.
Main dial: four continents corners, [seated dark-skinned figure]. Hemispheres: girls under trees in humps.
Main dial: navy blue background and orange vetch corners, rather blue worlds, dove of peace humps.
Original article from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (November 1980), pp. 93–95.
Includes Sabrier's articles "Une Montre Expérimentale de Ferdinand Berthoud" and "Un Échappement a Roue de Rencontre sur Deux Niveaux", photographs and relates correspondence. Also includes papers relating to Pasquale Andervalt gas-wound clock.
Fragment of an original article from Journal Suisse d'Horologerie et de Bijouterie: Revue de la Société Suisse de Chronométrie (n.d.), p. 159. Also includes first page of "La pierre d'horologerie".
Handwritten extracts from volumes 1–36 of the fire policy register MS 7255, including an alphabetical name index and individual policy details.
Handwritten extracts from volumes 46–83 of the fire policy register MS 7254, including an alphabetical name index and individual policy details. Volumes 1-45 of this series do not survive.
Handwritten extracts from volumes 1–98 of the fire policy register MS 7253, including an alphabetical name index and individual policy details.
Handwritten extracts from volumes 1–7 of the fire policy register MS 7252, including an alphabetical name index and individual policy details.
Bound printed alphabetical list of names of clockmakers, watchmakers, jewellers and other horology-related professionals, compiled by R.F. Carrington from four series of fire policy registers of the Royal Exchange Assurance Company (The London Archives ref. CLC/B/107/02/MS07252–MS07255). Gives name, policy register volume number, placename and occupation.
Original article from Antique Collector (December 1958), pp. 211–220.
Original article from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (November 1978), pp. 114–116.
File marked RC5 and annotated "Roger's father's sketches for various projects" and "Dad's sketches etc, all undated and for various projects". Includes handwritten notes and rough sketches of clock elements and movements.
Includes typewritten letters, extracts from journal articles, and nine photographs and drawings. Also includes letter from Instituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, Italy.
Original article from The Antique Collector (1955), pp. 220–221.
Two copies of an original article from The Antique Dealer and Collectors' Guide (November 1974), pp. 76–77.
This collection comprises research papers compiled by Tom Robinson. They include subject files relating to clocks of various types and provenances and to individual makers, as well as photographs.
Robinson, Tom