Main dial: small modified fans corners, shells on green background, yellow triangles, all very bright.
Main dial: eight-day, two-train, engraved and silvered dial centre (same engraver as dial shown in slide 626); seconds with compass rose on dial centre, square date aperture, interim markings, minute band, large Arabic minute numerals; head and Chippendale foliage spandrels.
Main dial: two-train complicated clock with date, month, etc. Similar to Bath Pump Room Clock.
Moon scenes: sailing ship; cottage.
Main dial: cottages and castles corners; farm cottage scene in breakarch.
Main dial: eight-day, two-train square dial, matted and engraved centre, square-ended date aperture; circular aperture for solid seconds dial, with boat engraved in centre head and foliage spandrels. Hood has painted wood insert (damaged).
Silvered edge moon dial, smaller than usual moon with age of moon on engraved edge. Rather crude painting, thickly done, showing a waterfall with large tumbling rock. Unusual, probably sent by Bob Baxter, Southport.
Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched dial with moon, silvered and engraved centre, square date aperture, small compass points seconds on dial centre; head and foliage spandrels; unusual breakarch with painted landscape inset with trees on hemisphere.
Main dial: L-shaped bright borders, pink and blue flowers with fruit corners; gold flowers dial centre.
Main dial: eight-day two-train square dial with 12 o'clock moon, painted centre, shaped date aperture, age of moon painted on moon dial edge (12 o'clock moons are rare with painted centres).
Main dial: gold leaf ovals in corners with flowers; girl cutting wheat in breakarch. Rather crude.
Main dial: lighthouse corners; harbour at Haverford West in breakarch. Well painted.
Main dial: eight-day breakarch with automata, 1795 or later. One-piece silvered dial, square-ended date aperture, scrolls in corners, decorated breakarch. Good painting in arch background, Adam and Eve rather crude, with arms to move. New serpent made. Interesting clock.
Main dial: cottages with towers corners, well painted; two fishermen in breakarch.
Main dial: eight-day square, head with scrolls in corners, seconds compass rose type engraving, silvered centre, curved date aperture. Looks like the "Good Engraver", very nice dial (see Colin Brown, The Clockmakers of Llanrwst).
Main dial: black leopard, elephant and bear in corners; man shooting lion centre; lion with rolling eyes biting camel in breakarch. Well painted.
Moon dial faces: rather red cheeks. Moon scenes: two land scenes, well painted.
Iron moon with starry sky.
Large main dial: eight-day arched; cottages corners; large ruined castle breakarch; gold band. Pub clock.
Moon scenes: sailing ship with flag; cottage.
Moon with starry sky.
Main dial: castle in breakarch, cottages corners, borders date and seconds on dial, name very small across centre.
Main dial: boy with dog in breakarch, some gold in corners, generally bright corners. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: rocking ship, small background.
Main dial: eight-day two-train square dial with 12 o'clock moon, silvered and engraved centre with odd birds in trees, date on dial centre, very fine engraving interim markings on chapter ring. Painted moon with probably two landscapes.
Main dial: eight-day two-train square dial with 12 o'clock moon, silvered and engraved centre with odd birds in trees, date on dial centre, very fine engraving interim markings on chapter ring. Painted moon with probably two landscapes.
Main dial: seasons spandrels, matted centre, 1760s?
Main dial: urious revolving hunting scene from brass-dialled northern longcase clock, with Adam and Eve in breakarch.
Main dial: scenic corners, cottages by riverside, all with trees, maps, large main dial, signature scroll type. Moon dial scenes: house, double tree left.
Main dial: ruins in corners; bird with flowers centre.
Main dial: scenic corners, cottages by riverside, all with trees, maps, large main dial, signature scroll type.
Main dial: four continents, seated on rocks; iron moon. Hemispheres: late style maps.
Main dial: flared tulips on dark background corners; straw kernels lightly painted centre.
Iron moon dial. Moon scenes: viaduct; castle.
Main dial: four continents corners; bird centre, quite colourful. Hemispheres: maps, outsize numbers.
Main dial: roses, anemone, dianthus and morning glory dot gesso framed corners; birds and roses centre, square-ended date aperture, gilded winding holes.
Moon faces: slightly pop-eyed, pink nose. Moon scenes: two men in boat on lake; cottage with two figures.
Moon faces: slightly pop-eyed, pink nose. Moon scenes: two men in boat on lake; cottage with two figures.
Moon faces: long-nosed moon. Moon scenes: two men by waterside, stiff trees; church and bridge, two figures.
Main dial: four ages of man (four seasons) gesso-framed corners; painted centre, pink sky, shepherd and girl; centre date. Hemispheres: well-painted, hand-done maps, gold edged.
Main dial: rose, anemone, strawberry and dianthus; gesso framed corner; small birds on strawberry centre. Hemispheres: Manchester-style maps, gold edge.
Brass moon dial. Moon faces: long-nosed, serious. Moon scenes: man on tiptoes crossing bridge with woman; shepherd and shepherdess with cottage trees, less stiff.
Main dial: centre date and centre seconds hand, well-painted religious corners and centre; flat gesso, angels in humps.
Iron moon dial. Moon faces: eyes rather close together, small amount of red on cheeks, rather serious. Moon scenes: all religious, flight into Egypt, etc.
Main dial: centre date and centre seconds hand; well-painted religious corners and centre; flat gesso, angels in humps.
Main dial: centre date and centre seconds hand; well-painted religious corners and centre; flat gesso, angels in humps.
Main dial: lots of fancy gold; moon has date on dial; blue-faced moon.
Main dial: no information, but Manchester style.
Main dial: floral corners, gesso flat, unusual. Hemispheres: usual hand-drawn maps.
Main dial: four seasons ladies, nice moon dial, centre date and painting.
Main dial: roses, dianthus and poppy, gesso-framed corners; birds dial centre; no grommets, circular date aperture, with dial not ring. There are copies of this dial in Australia, presumed brass.
The exhibition took place at Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Images of dials made by unknown makers.
Main dial: eight-day, two-train square dial, matted centre, ringed winding holes, very large date aperture; date dial has chevron or wheat ear engraving, cut out for name disk above centre, chapter ring inner markings, urn spandrels.
Main dial: one-piece silvered dial with painted moon. See also slide 90, which shows restored other Harland moon in Columbia Museum.
Main dial: one-piece silvered dial with painted moon. See also slide 90, which shows restored other Harland moon in Columbia Museum.
Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched with moon, engraved and matted centre, ringed winding holes, square date aperture, applied silvered seconds ring on dial centre, maps on hemispheres, head with foliage spandrels.
Main dial: eight-day, rainbow sky, religious ruins corners, silver leaf; breakarch Moses recieving tablets. Very striking dial.
Main dial: eight-day, cream background, anemone and gold flowers corners, morning glory and gold flowers dial centre.
Main dial: false moon painted on, three abbeys and one cottage corners, crude colours.
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.
Main dial: off-white, four Apostles corners, well painted, narrow gold framing. Hemispheres: maps cut off, square, very good condition; North America on ecliptic below equator.
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 corners, two young girls in pink top, two boys bottom; centre date; no moon dial when seen. Hemispheres: maps cut off but contacting gold edge, USA right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron (said to be).
Main dial: green background corners; romantic scene breakarch; gesso framing. I restored picture in arch. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: pretty lady type, four-seasons girls in corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four seasons ages of man corners, small ship on choppy sea centre painting; gesso poorly done, dots outside chapter ring and corners. Hemispheres: maps similar to Osbourne (Arch. Coates). False plate: looks like cast iron but could be malleable iron as it was stamped. All parts stamped SP19. Dial from Mrs Smith of Clock Corner, put up for Chester Auction 9/11/95 and my name removed! Very unethical and a great shame.
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: pretty lady type, low oval in breakarch, girl in pink, flat gold and gold motifs at breakarch side. False plate: cast iron.
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: floral corners, green with peaches, gold either side with roses, red ends originally silver leaf. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: pink cheeks, funny, very shaped mouths. Moon scenes: ship at sea; remains of tower and house with red roof by lakeside.
Main dial: blue background, early 1840s, masonic dial.
Main dial: scenic corners, abbeys and houses with red roofs corners, farm scene breakarch.
Main dial: floral corners, plain emerald green background to flowers with a touch of gold, garlands with gold under name. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
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: floral corners, plain emerald green background to flowers with a touch of gold, garlands with gold under name. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: green background flowers corners; bunch of flowers bottom; unusual maps. False plate: cast iron. 1803 on movement.
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: crude corners - modified yellow fans, green background white flowers, breakarch well painted Robin Hood? Man with horn, 2 red 2 blue feathers in hat and red cloak. River on right lake on left, No primer used, long feet
Moon dial, iron fits on dial foot. Moon faces: round, pop-eyed, pink noses and cheeks. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with dovecote.
Main dial: orange and green corners, gold band roses. Hemispheres: upside-down maps.
Main dial: floral corners with pink roses and blue morning glory top and red rose or ranunculus bottom; gold lines, chapter ring protruding; coppery moon. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: green gold floral corners, birds centre, date aperture. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Very poor condition. Moon faces: slightly pop-eyed. Moon scenes: house by lake; mill [?] by stream.
Main dial: 1830-style silver leaf and Prussian blue corners with fans; girl in oval breakarch, odd tulips in breakarch; roses in centre. No false plate.
Moon faces: red-nosed, serious. Moon scenes: ship at sea from stern; house with pointy roof, water in background.
Complete repaint done, no trace of original square. Main dial: eight-day, watercolour-style flowers. False plate: cast iron, William Whitacre top, Halifax bottom.
Main dial: coach and horses with milestone in breakarch, two gold hands. Thin paint, very poor condition.
Main dial: bright colours, roses and primulas on green gold, with flowers. Hemispheres: fine maps.
Main dial: crude painting, lady in green with huge hat in breakarch, typical corners gold, reverse date dial markings on dial. False plate: three long feet.
Main dial: Crystal Palace breakarch; gold background shells in corners. False plate: red back paint.
Main dial: boy with dog breakarch; some gold in corners, generally bright corners. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: name small, bad surface, green corners with flared tulips, fan flowers and gold.
Main dial: fan corners, plain nice moon. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Makers' surnames include: A[...], Abbot, Abraham, Abrahams, Achurch, Ackers, Adams, Adamson, Addis, Addison, Adey, Adkins, Adney, Aimwell, Ainge, Ainsworth, Alder, Aldridge, Aldworth, Allam, Allaway, Alcock, Allcock, Allen, Alleway, Allix, Allsop, Allwood, Alsop, Alstead, Amey, Amy, Amyot, Anderson, Anderton, Andrews, Angelo, Angier, Angot, Anott, Ansoll, Anson, Ant, Antill, Antram, Antrim.