A fine and small, seventeenth-century lantern clock with verge, timepiece movement and alarm.
Main dial: painting of churches and white houses corners, no borders. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: dished dial, turquoise background to gold flowers corners; gold flowers in breakarch.
Moon faces: round-eyed, small mouths, pink cheeks, serious expressions. Moon scenes: ship with widespread sails; ruined abbey on left.
Main dial: numbers in gold with black outline, blue chapter ring; roses in modified fan corners, green background; maps had to be replaced. False plate: sheet iron, stamped "Wilkes".
Moon faces: rather round-eyed, small mouths, pink cheeks, slightly quizzical expressions. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with pointed tower.
Moon faces: slightly sleepy-eyed, small mouth, pink cheeks, pleasant expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; large ruin with tower.
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.
Main dial: funny shells corners; two birds dial centre, scenes of church, crude painting. Hemispheres: silver-leaf edges. False plate: sheet iron.
Moon faces: quite different artist; small eyes, small mouth, very red cheeks. Moon scenes: white swan on slanted river; white house on waterslide.
Main dial: gold flowers outlined blue-green in corners.
Moon faces: red noses, red cheeks, pleasant expressions. Moon scenes: peanut-shaped boat on sea; cottage with windmill in distance.
Main dial: abbeys and cottages corners; large dial. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: sheet iron, well marked.
Main dial: gold shells outlined Prussian blue corners; large flowers breakarch, with hole in centre.
Moon faces: very red-cheeked. Moon scenes: log-like ship; square Georgian house, blue roof.
Images of dials made by Wilkes & Baker, Birmingham dial makers active c1810.
Images of dials made by William Wood, a Birmingham dial maker active c1820.
Moon faces: exactly like Hobson moon faces. Moon scenes: castle; rather "peanut" ship at sea.
Main dial: off-white, morning glory in scroll and lattice corners with gold; Arts and Trade in breakarch. Good painting.
Main dial: off white, very plain, no decoration. Superb quality.
Main dial: bright turquoise corners and pink and yellow roses; pink rose and dark blue morning glory centre.
This series comprises images of clock dials made by unknown and non-Birmingham makers, as well as clocks from museum and private collections.
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
Original binder label says "May 1988", but the earliest sale in the file is dated 29 June 1988.
Original binder label states the date as "May 1979", but the earliest sale in the file is dated 6 October 1979.
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