Main dial: off-white four continents, well and distinctively painted - not usual sort. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: very rare level Roman, green background to corners, roses and auriculas, cherries in centre.
Main dial: fat pink roses, hastily done in corners with gold leaf in corners. Hemispheres: maps, North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: pop-eyed, pink cheeks, slightly pink nose. Moon scenes: ship at sea; girl in red seated by rocks and tree with hay fork [?]; well painted.
Main dial: flowers corners with gold, two birds on flowers dial centre. Complete strip and repaint, breakarch all gone, repainted with my idea.
Main dial: gold-decorated lozenges corners with morning glories, small rose garland dial centre, yellow oval with roses.
Main dial: gold-decorated lozenges corners with morning glories, small rose garland dial centre, yellow oval with roses.
Main dial: small geometric apex in corners, morning glory as well, garland with one large rose dial top centre; large pears etc in breakarch.
Moon faces: pale, pensive and dreamy. Moon scenes: smaller ship at sea; house on bank.
Main dial: four-seasons corners. Hemispheres: good maps; North America on right, ecliptic below equator.
Moon faces: very red cheeks and noses. Moon scenes: ship at sea; windmill.
Main dial: shell and geometric corners with Greek key banding, two birds dial centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: small fans, morning glory and gold leaf roses corners; shells and seaweed dial centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: shells and seaweed corners; long tailed bird centre; ship at sea in breakarch.
Main dial: roses in lattice corners, similar to Walker and Finnemore work.
Main dial: off-white, fat pink roses corners with reverse fan; three stylized peacock feathers top dial centre.
Main dial: cows by lakeside top corners, blue clad fisherman bottom corners; two blue-clad fishermen in boat in breakarch. False plate: cut from old dial with Arabic numerals, roses and gold ovals in corners.
Main dial: gold in corners with pink flowers, two roses centre, decorated ribbon below date aperture. Hemispheres: maps; North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron, faint trace of Walker left.
Moon faces: eyes close together. Moon scenes: ship at sea; girl on rocks, details of foliage scratched in painting.
Main dial: castles corners; battle of Waterloo in breakarch, well painted Duke of Wellington missing; two birds on roses dial centre. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: pale, dreamy. Moon scenes: ships with spread sails; swan.
Moon faces: round-eyed, pink nose. Moon scenes: ruined abbey; ship at sea; blue-clad fishermen.
Main dial: gold flowers and peaches in corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: squinty-faced, not attractive. Moon scenes: cottage; small boat.
Main dial: off-white, roses and gold corners; very well-painted background and Adam and Eve. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: pop-eyed, very red cheeks and nose. Moon scenes: log-like ship; yellow ruined temple.
Main dial: roses in gold corners. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: cream background; gold ovals in corner with fat pink roses and lots of fine lines; garland lower centre, lead plug. Hemispheres: good maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pink background, gold leaf flowers, fine black detail. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: fan corners with whirligig border.
Main dial: gold squared anchor and gold flowers corners; breakarch cottage on left, church on right, ship rocking. Hemispheres: unusual corners.
Main dial: creamy, very elaborate morning glories; fan in breakarch with gold and blowsy large rose.
Main dial: complicated artwork circles, diamond centre; ovals in breakarch, sombre effect. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: complicated artwork circles, diamond centre; ovals in breakarch, sombre effect. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold wheatsheaf, heavy L-shaped corners. Hemispheres: maps.
Images of dials made by William Francis, a Birmingham dial maker active in the 1810s–1830s.
Main dial: breakarch automata, shagreen centre, name in gold, fan corners. Originally rocking ship in breakarch; clockmakers changed this to two figurines, one with short axe. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue background, four Evangelists, well painted, gold band. Hemispheres: maps, North America on right, ecliptic above equator. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: pop-eyed, red cheeked. Moon scenes: ship at sea; church by waterside.
Main dial: off-white, bronze powder background four Apostles, gold band outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America on left. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: small downhill castles corners, fantastic ruined house.
Main dial: four seasons, funny faces. Hemispheres: gold pagodas. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, flared tulips on gold corners with unusual border. False plate: cast iron.
Image of a dial made by Josiah Hayes, a Birmingham dial maker active in the nineteenth century.
Main dial: gold flared Arabics on dark blue chapter ring; bluebell inn in breakarch, mountain in background; man with four seasons in corners, long clay pipe. False plate: cast iron.
Images of dials made by Hipkiss & Harold, Birmingham dial makers active in 1780s–1800s.
Main dial: off-white, flame tulips in gesso-framed corners. Hemispheres: maps, Africa on left. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, flared tulips, gesso-framed corners, carnation in centre.
Main dial: off-white, green fan corners, pink centre, framed in yellow ochre, long-tailed bird, Wilson-style, with foliage in background. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pheasants with backgrounds corners, stylized baskets of flowers dial centre. False plate: cast iron, marked "Hobson".
Main dial: pheasants with backgrounds in corners, cottage in centre. False plate: cast iron, marked "Hobson".
Main dial: corners well painted. Hemispheres: scenes in humps.
Main dial: stylised wheat ears in corners with decorated band; grotto and fortress in breakarch with rocking ship. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: round-eyed, jolly looking. Moon scenes: ship at sea; large cottage on bluff.
Main dial: off-white, very elegant gesso, high oval in top, goddess holding palm leaf. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: modified fan corners, green, gold, red, brown shells with seaweed, some gold in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold flowers in corners, octagon in breakarch, fish egg in it, flowers either side water, bird above centre.
Main dial: small morning glory and roses corners. Moon scene: large ship at sea.
Main dial: slight blue-grey tone, moss and full roses corners impinge on chapter ring; girl with funny dog in high oval breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue-grey four-seasons ladies, gesso surround. Hemispheres: detailed maps with outside numbers. Named false plate.
Moon faces: very serious. Moon scenes: small ship at sea; tower by lakeside. False plate: iron.
Main dial: off-white, fan corners with gold. Very bright small birds in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: rose top, moss rose and vetch, no gesso, bold painting, all script, decorated date aperture. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: fully-painted centre, scene at an inn or house; cornucopia with fruit and flowers in corners.
Moon faces: round-eyed, red noses, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; lakeside cottage, red roof.
Main dial: sweet pea and primula gesso-framed corners, pale blue-grey background paint.
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: off-white; elaborate corners in oval; Greek key design; gold rope edge. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white; elaborate corners in oval; Greek key design; gold rope edge. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four parts of Great Britain corners; Britannia in seascape dial centre, fully painted with oval pictures, Nelson and Collingwood; breakarch scene "General Le Fevre attacking Cossacks". False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: very round protuberant eyes, serious expression. Moon scenes: dog (springer spaniel); cottage by lakeside, tree in middle of scene.
Main dial: elaborate corners, gold shield with pink edging, blue anchor, green laurel leaves, green fan like rest of corner, woman weeping in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four continents, gold bands, unusual dial. Same painter as Edward Glaze. Hemispheres: Father Time and a nun or saint.
Moon faces: pleasant expression, red noses, red cheeks. Moon scenes: ship; cottage with odd roof.
Main dial: off-white, greenish scrumble background and roses corners; centre shepherd on rock, gold band arch and man selling cow. False plate: cast iron, named.
Moon faces: reasonably pleasant expression. Moon scenes: cottage at lakeside with tree; ship.
Main dial: cream background; gold shells on black corners with gold band. Unusual to have black as dries slowly.
Main dial: off-white, anemone bottom, tulips top; gold framing windmill with revolving base in breakarch. False plate: cast iron, Fire Sharp.
Main dial: curious corners, green with bug and oval striped.
Images of dials made by W. H. Price, a Birmingham dial maker active around 1800.
Main dial: blue-grey; carnations and strawberry corners, gesso framed; three birds centre.
Images of dials made by N. Porter, a Birmingham dial maker active around 1810.
Images of dials made by George Walker or Walker & Company, Birmingham dial makers active around 1810.
Main dial: wheels and diamonds top corners; top scene sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. False plate: W & Hall.
Main dial: odd corners, lots of lines, copper insert in centre breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: weird decoration; flying diamonds and wheel in breakarch, not liked.
Main dial: four seasons corners; hunting scene breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: large roses and tulips corners with gold corners. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: honeysuckle and tulip corners, outside framing, two birds centre; old-fashioned type of decoration. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses corners, double-framed, gold and crimson lake. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gilded gesso corners, oval type.
Main dial: semicircles in gold with pink rose garlands and dull green olive corners. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: Finnemore-type roses corners, gold and yellow ochre, red motifs; bird centre with branch and grass.
Moon faces: heavy-lidded, red cheeks. Moon scenes: ship at sea, stiff waves; square Georgian house by river.
Main dial: gold basket with roses corners.
Main dial: stylised flowers in corners, basket of roses centre, with foliage going upwards. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: geometric corners, fine lines, two birds in centre; two tulips in breakarch, decorated small oval with stone in centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pink roses and rosebuds corners with some gold; church in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white, geometric flower and two daffodils in bitty corners; cottage dial centre.