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Zinc moon dial. Moon scenes: sailing ship, ruined abbey.

Nice moon dial, silvered edge, gold stars.

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.

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.

Moon dial faces: nice. Moon scenes: two landscape scenes.

Moon scenes: sailing ship; cottage with trees and people.

Moon scenes: sailing ship, ruined abbey.

Moon scenes: sailing ship; house with tower.

Very crude engraved moon dial with stars, Bristol (Connecticut) Museum. Paint in poor condition.

Moon scenes: sailing ship; house.

Painted moon dial with stars on dark-blue background. Moon dial faces: sad moon, sour expression.

Moon scenes: sailing ship with flag; cottage.

Moon scenes: sailing ship; cottage.

Moon scenes: landscape with people.

Painted edge moon dial, unusual 1 1/2 numerals. Moon dial faces: nice. Moon scenes: landscape with horseman and lake.

Moon dial with one moon face and one bird; navy blue background with stars and a comet.

Repaired dial and mechanism as a gift to Wrexham Heritage Centre. Moon has crude painted centre, unusual blue sky with stars.

Restoration of silvered-edge moon dial. Dark-blue sky has starts and two comets. Eric Gent has details of clock.

Moon dial faces: unusual pale sky to moon with comets. Moon dial originally meant to have age of moon dial painted on moon edge, but this was painted over, looks original; age of moon on separate silvered piece in breakarch. Frances Tennant repaired mechanism and cleaned up moon dial, main dial unrestored.

All painted moon with moon's age on outside of moon dial, which has mid-blue sky with stars.

Iron moon. Moon scenes: sailing ship, ruined abbey.

Moon dial: all painted moon; funny moon faces. Moon scenes: one mid-blue sky with gold snowflakes; landscape with two figures.

Pale faced moon. Moon scenes: sailing ship, building with tower.

Moon dial with age of moon painted on, done in a very distinct style.

Moon scenes: sailing ship, church with tower.

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.

Main dial: one-piece silvered dial with painted moon. Slide 90 shows restored other Harland moon in Columbia Museum, similar to that in slides 19x and 21x.

Moon dial faces: rather red cheeks. Moon scenes: two land scenes, well painted.

Moon dial faces: penny moon face. Moon scene: pleasant waterside scene, painted near Manchester.

Moon faces: pale faced. Moon scenes: sailing ship, building with tower.

Iron breakarch moon, A. Bell type. Moon scenes: sailing ship, windmill.

Main dial: unmarked, brass dial, oval insert, lady on horse. Grey, poor condition.

Unrestored. Main dial: elaborate gesso.

Main dial: 30-hour, two-train square dial with penny moon. Well painted, large cherub head spandrels, engraving by good engraver, probably Lancashire (see Colin Brown, The Clockmakers of Llanrwst, p. 73: illustration has the same small boat, but semicircular aperture for moons date and date of month); supercilious bird, Dutch-style chapter ring.

Main dial: eight-day, two-train square dial, matted and engraved centre, ringed winding holes, square decorated date aperture, separate date ring, inner markings to chapter ring, interim markings, smallish Arabic minute numerals, chevron engraving on dial edge, four-seasons spandrels.

Main dial: matted centre, interim markings, inside markings on chapter ring, small outside minute numbers, separate seconds ring, ringed winding holes, decorated square date aperture; head with foliage spandrels.

Very early, museum piece. Main dial: interesting skeletonised dial.

Main dial: square, interim markings, very engraved centre, ringed winding holes and date aperture.

Main dial: eight-day, two-train square dial, centre date hand, diapered engraved centre, applied seconds ring in dial centre, head and foliage spandrels, numerals quite large.

Main dial: seasons spandrels, matted centre, 1760s?

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: 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: 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: two-train, matted centre, interim markings, outer markings on chapter ring, cherub-head spandrels, separate seconds ring, large bell.

Main dial: two-train, matted centre, interim markings, outer markings on chapter ring, cherub-head spandrels, separate seconds ring, large bell.

Main dial: Chippendale spandrels.

Main dial: 30-hour, engraved and matted centre, large round ended date aperture, inner markings to chapter ring, interim markings, urn spandrels. Case looks rather primitive, Welsh style.

Main dial: 30-hour dial marked "No. 342", single hand, birdcage movement, skeletonized dial plate; matted centre, interim markings, inside markings on chapter ring, cherubs and crown spandrels. Heavy, country-made case.

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: 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: eight-day two-train square dial, silvered and engraved centre, square date aperture, seconds on dial centre, Chippendale-style spandrels.

Main dial: interim motifs, square date aperture, head spandrels, large bell.

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: 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.

Back of date dial, made from much older clock brass.

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: early dial. This does not look like the famous Daniel Quare: name is crowded. Cherubs holding crown in spandrels.

Main dial: large gesso oval corners; large Arabic, slender Romans, moon with starry sky.

Main dial: large gesso oval corners; large Arabic, slender Romans, moon with starry sky.

Main dial: brass dial, top arch part moon.

Main dial: 3-train arched dial with moon, matted engraved centre; maps on hemispheres, head and foliage spandrels, painted moon.

Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched dial with moon; matted centre, centre date name on applied silvered shield; Chippendale or Rococo spandrels; moon age separate silvered band. Hemispheres: rising sun and maps.

Main dial: eight-day two-train arched dial with moon, very heavily engraved, matted centre with basket of flowers and funny bird; four-screw visible chapter ring with centre date, interim markings. Rest of dial very unusual: painted, probably on brass. Naked boys in corners (top) representing science, lower corners clothed figures representing religion and art. Entire painted globes on stands in hemispheres, painted moon dial, probably silvered edge.

Main dial: eight-day, two-train, arched dial with moon, arch a separate piece; engraved and silvered dial centre with daffodils, curved date aperture, seconds numerals. Only has Hanet Hannah engraved top and initials JHC (difficult to make out) on bottom. Urn and small head spandrels, maps on hemispheres.

Moon dial: moons age on all painted moon. Moon was German-style replacement: yellow moon faces, repainted by Frances Tennant, in hopefully Irish style with starry sky.

Whole clock, Dogman in USA, Samuel Jackson(?). Rolling eyes.

Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched dial with moon, matted centre with lightly ringed winding holes and heavily ringed date hole, applied silvered seconds ring on dial centre; head and foliage spandrels; hemispheres bare, but with hole as if applied ornament was missing. Moon has silvered edge with age on it, painted moon has double chins; two landscapes.

"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.

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 arched dial with moon, engraved and silvered dial centre with view, square date aperture, seconds with compass parts on dial centre, bead on outside edge of dial plate; spandrels head with Chippendale-style foliage; shells engraved on hemispheres; applied piece with tide as well as moons age on arch; painted moon with stars on dark blue background; moon has pleasant face.

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.

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.

Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched dial with moon, matted and heavily engraved centre; ringed and decorated winding holes (sun and bird in decorations), square decorated date aperture, separate seconds ring, compass rose engraving on dial centre (wheat ear engraving) edge of dial plate interim markings, inner chapter ring markings, minute band not too large; urn spandrels. Engraved and silvered moon including faces, decorated arch. Hemispheres: decorated.

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.

Main dial: eight-day, two-train, silvered and engraved dial centre, small scale acanthus leaf, some small flowers; seconds with small compass rose engraved on dial centre, interim markings, square date aperture, minute band; head and open foliage spandrels (same as 1351 but better); moon painted centre, engraved numerals. Engraving in hemispheres, name on applied piece in arch; same semicircular cutouts to arch inner edge (see also 1351).

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: eight-day, two-train arched dial with moon, engraved and silvered centre with centre date on dial centre, engraving of fanciful dragon head (Scots style), petals around winding holes, Rococo spandrels. Hemispheres: maps.

Moons age engraved on moon dial. Moon faces: nice, dark sky with silvered stars.

Main dial: eight-day, two-train originally, third train added later. Arched dial with moon, matted and engraved centre, round-ended date aperture, separate solid seconds circle, maps on hemispheres, head and foliage spandrels, name on separate silvered piece in breakarch. This clock has been heavily improved probably in Victorian times when third train and gong were added. Frances Tennant repaired mechanism and cleaned up moon dial, main dial unrestored.

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, two-train, arched dial with moon, engraved and silvered centre, seconds on higher part of dial and date dial engraved on lower; moons age engraved on arch; Rococo spandrels. Hemispheres: maps.

Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched dial with moon, matted dial centre. Large ringed winding holes may have been altered as are off-centre; enormous date aperture, applied seconds ring in centre; head and foliage 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 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: two-train complicated clock with date, month, etc. Similar to Bath Pump Room Clock.

Main dial: man with gun hunting in breakarch, very crude.

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 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: arched with name in brass breakarch; head spandrels, matted centre, fleur-de-lis interim markings.

Main dial: two-train complicated clock with date, month, etc. Similar to Bath Pump Room Clock.

Main dial: breakarch, Dutch-style chapter ring, nice engraving, set in seconds dial.

Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched dial; engraved and silvered centre with fierce bird (Nantwich-style), square date aperture, small compass points seconds on dial; Indian head spandrels, dolphin spandrels in arch, which has applied painted boss of two-headed eagle. Chester Military Museum.

Main dial: auriculas and strawberries, pink and blue roses, flat gold framing, gold shells.

Main dial: eight-day, two-train arched dial, one-piece silvered dial with applied Rococo spandrels, curved date aperture, crude engraving, musical instruments in breakarch. This clock is in the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, with a fine case but dial does not look right.