Main dial: eight-day, gold bronze background, windmills in gold at corners, rainbow sky fully painted centre; horseman jumping gate in breakarch.
Baldwin family clock bought in England by Frances Tennant's grandfather. Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched dial with moon, unrestored painted centre with shepherdess, applied date circle, square date aperture, head and foliage spandrels, maps on hemispheres, moons age on silvered and engraved edge to moon, painted by different person than 166, name on applied piece in arch.
Main dial: eight-day, two-train, matted and engraved centre, heavy foliage, interim markings, inside chapter ring markings, minute band, hole cut in dial for seconds disk; square decorated date aperture, name on applied piece in arch, large head and foliage spandrels. Moon painted centre with comet, engraved edge.
Main dial: bronze powder background and four-seasons ladies; silver or gold leaf, gold castles in humps.
This slide shows what can happen to a painted moon dial where very bad repainting is done on moon faces: crude in the extreme.
Main dial: eight-day, rainbow sky, religious ruins corners, silver leaf; breakarch Moses recieving tablets. Very striking dial.
Main dial: eight-day two-train square dial, silvered and engraved centre, square date aperture, seconds on dial centre, Chippendale-style spandrels.
Moon dial faces: jolly, painted type of moon face with red cheeks and nose. Moon dial painted right up to edge, no numerals, medium bright-blue type sky with large comet. Moon scenes: bright landscape with man crossing sagging bridge.
Whole clock, Dogman in USA, Samuel Jackson(?). Rolling eyes.
"High Water at Bristol Quay" in brass arch with moon. Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched dial with moon, engraved floral dial centre, square date aperture, seconds with compass points on dial centre, small interim markings on chapter ring, heavy Rococo spandrels. Hemispheres engraved and silvered with rising or setting sun with mountains on left, palms, water and a tower on right, tide as well as age of moon on extra applied piece on arch.
Main dial: arched, scene in breakarch; pink roses on dark background corners; blue mill and tower, river scene with boat in breakarch; morning glory centre.
Moon dial: all painted moon; funny moon faces. Moon scenes: one mid-blue sky with gold snowflakes; landscape with two figures.
All-painted moon dial, very damage, with two landscapes. Quite well painted.
Silvered engraved days-of-the-week dial.
Main dial: one-piece silvered dial.
Main dial: abbey ruins corners, thin paint.
Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched dial with Adam and Eve in breakarch. Dial breakarch cut out similar to Gill dial: painting of Garden of Eden background somewhat similar but figures better done. Both arms to move as well as shaped serpent going around tree.
Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched with moon, centre painting. Applied chapter ring, square date aperture, head and foliage spandrels; maps in hemispheres. This dial had had the centre mistakenly painted in acrylic, because the original oil painting was lost. Dial plate could have been soaked in chemicals, nothing left of it, so new scene had to be made up following the style of the moon.
Repaired dial and mechanism as a gift to Wrexham Heritage Centre. Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched dial with moon, matted centre, ringed winding holes, round-ended date aperture with engraving and pointer, solid separate seconds dial, interim markings, Chevron engraving on dial plate, "Time Showes the Way of Lifes Decay" on breakarch, silvered edge to moon with engraving, four-seasons spandrels. Hemispheres: funny faces.
Dates unsure as to which Barker this is. Corners four ages of love or life.
Main dial: eighteenth-century brass dial bracket clock with automata in the breakarch. Brass rocking ship was engraved under the paint (owner Eric Gent, St Helens).
Main dial: eight-day breakarch, three-train, greyed off-white background, no décor.
Moon scenes: sailing ship; house with tower.
Main dial: gold cornucopias, roses and morning glories; funny long-necked bird centre.
Main dial: hounds in corners; huntsman with hounds in breakarch. Well painted.
Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched dial, with Adam and Eve automata in breakarch and 6 o'clock moon. One-piece chapter ring and centre, plain with cutout for seconds dial and 6 o'clock moon, name in hemispheres. Two small dials top left and right with date and month. Pointed moon with starry sky looks crude. Arch of dial has scalloped cutout for automata scene. Adam and Eve arms to move, as well as corkscrew flat serpent going around tree trunk. Rococo spandrels. Very unusual.
Main dial: eight-day square dial two-train, silvered and engraved centre, large date aperture, seconds on dial, head and foliage spandrels. Date dial made from much older clock brass.
Main dial: funny gold flowers with green leaves in corners; ships in harbour breakarch.
Main dial: gold shells and seaweed in corners, with rose-coloured framing.
Main dial: cottages with bridges corners; village girl or Mary and her lamb in breakarch.
Main dial: funny shells corners, yellow ochre band.
This moon dial with silvered edge was almost certainly painted by same person as that shown in slide 169 (Nathaniel Brown with painted centre). Moon scenes: landscapes with people.
Very crude painting, only one moon face restored. Moon dial has tiny unpainted edge, thick metal.
Repaired dial and mechanism as a gift to Wrexham Heritage Centre. Moon has crude painted centre, unusual blue sky with stars.
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).
Main dial: sheep with lambs corners, the Incredulity of St Thomas in breakarch. Well painted, in Walker-Hughes style.
Main dial: scenic corners, abbeys by waterside, white standing figure, maps in hemispheres. Iron moon.
Moon scenes: sailing ship; cottage.
Main dial: abbeys and castles corners; seaside with ship in breakarch.
Moon scenes: sailing ship; house.
Main dial: eight-day square dial, matted and engraved centre, square date aperture, name on applied inner markings on chapter ring, interim markings, separate seconds ring, head and foliage spandrels.
Main dial: unusually shaped dial plate, Chinese-inspired painting. Well done, does not look like Birmingham work.
Main dial: two-train complicated clock with date, month, etc. Similar to Bath Pump Room Clock.
Main dial: eight-day two-train, silvered and engraved foliage centre, interim markings, curious brass inner date ring and chapter ring, large Arabic minute numerals, engraved seconds on dial centre; head with slightly Chippendale foliage spandrels.
Main dial: false moon; poorly painted dogs and stags corners, man with dog and gun dial centre.
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: L-shaped bright borders, pink and blue flowers with fruit corners; gold flowers dial centre.
Main dial: brilliant shells corners; man and horses harrowing in added breakarch. Similar to late Wilson's.
Main dial: gold leaf ovals in corners with flowers; girl cutting wheat in breakarch. Rather crude.
A very bad case of stress cracking from painted dial longcase clock; Frances Tennant made a replacement.
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: roses and strawberry corners; square-ended date aperture.
Main dial: black leopard, elephant and bear in corners; man shooting lion centre; lion with rolling eyes biting camel in breakarch. Well painted.
Main dial: houses and abbeys corners, bright blue sky into some pin; boy fishing in breakarch. Bright colours, thin paint.
Main dial: short castles in corners, Birmingham-style; Scotsman in kilt in breakarch, luminous with large thistle, shiny black back paint.
Main dial: breakarch moon pale face. "Not restored by me, photo not taken by us".
Main dial: cottages with towers corners, well painted; two fishermen in breakarch.
Main dial: one bright red rose bud, two smaller buds; base paint very white.
Main dial: eight-day, two-train, "strike-silent" in Latin; breakarch, brass base, thick paint off-white grey.
Pale faced moon. Moon scenes: sailing ship, building with tower.
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: interim motifs, square date aperture, head spandrels, large bell.
Main dial: boy with dog in breakarch, some gold in corners, generally bright corners. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: boy with dog in breakarch, some gold in corners, generally bright corners. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: square, interim markings, very engraved centre, ringed winding holes and date aperture.
Main dial: seasons spandrels, matted centre, 1760s?
Main dial: breakarch, Dutch-style chapter ring, nice engraving, set in seconds dial.
Unrestored. Main dial: elaborate gesso.
Main dial: urious revolving hunting scene from brass-dialled northern longcase clock, with Adam and Eve in breakarch.
Main dial: Halifax-style corners, wide moon arch, corners had to be redone - crumbling. Hemispheres: maps.
This slide has not been digitised.
Main dial: blue flowers corners; one bird centre. Difficult to date (lots of Wellses at Shipton). This slide has not been digitised.