Moon faces: very pale. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage and leaning tree.
Main dial: gold flowers in corners. Hemispheres: maps.
Moon faces: very red cheeks and noses. Moon scenes: two seascapes, one with a large ship with Dutch flag, other with a building.
Main dial: dirty, geometric corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold roses corners with yellow ochre band; shepherdess in breakarch. False plate: cast iron.
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: 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: cream, castles with no background corners. Hemispheres: North America on right, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: ladies of four continents, pale faces, artistically painted, delicate colours; gold band outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: maps, North America on right, ecliptic above equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: mid-blue background, brightly coloured four seasons ladies; gold band on outside chapter ring. Hemispheres: North America, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: pale cream, anemones and tulips in corners, pigsticking in India in breakarch; probably inspired by print of the period. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: creamy, flowers in blue corners, other version of pig sticking in breakarch; very small pony.
Main dial: four continents corners, long faces. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: prissy. Moon scenes: boat with sail; building with tower and corkscrew trees.
Main dial: gold shells corners, swan, strawberries.
Main dial: L-shaped corners with morning glories, tiny fans, romantic scene breakarch with white border.
Images of dials made by Richard Hipkiss, a Birmingham dial maker active in the 1780s–1840s
Main dial: off-white, corners in pink/black with gold oval and laurel leaves. False plate: Hipkiss cast iron.
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.
Main dial: centre painting Britannia, lion and ship at sea, gold flowers corners.
Moon faces: round eyes, close-set, rather worried expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; lakeside with tower and building.
Images of dials made by Edward Hobson and E. Hobson & Son, Birmingham dial makers active in the 1830s.
Main dial: four seasons corners, fully painted centre, shepherds and shepherdess in humps. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Moon faces: rather pensive, pink cheeks. Moon scenes: small ship at sea; elaborate ruin.
Main dial: eight-day, shells with decorated bands corners, two ships fighting in breakarch, no real background. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: silly sheep corners, flared tulips centre, fantastic house in landscape breakarch. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Main dial: quite wide minute band, oval with shell top corner, bottom corner, fleur-de-lys, flared tulips centre. Hemispheres: maps, North America left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: very wide minute band, fancy ovals and roses corners, two bright birds centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: dark-blue corners with auriculas, shells in decorated arch, use bronze powder paint. False plate: cast iron, marked "E Hobson".
Moon faces: tiny pursed mouth, serious. Moon scenes: nice ship; Gothic ruins. Presumed Hobson; no moon dial so I made one in style of 19 and 20 using new blank (no teeth), December 1996.
Images of dials made by Hughes & Company, Birmingham dial makers active in the 1810s.
Main dial: basket of flowers corners with floral band motif in black under date aperture. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic under equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses and crocus corners, long-necked birds centre with thin foliage. False plate: cast iron.
Images of dials made by Kempson & Felton, Birmingham dial makers active in 1808–15.
Main dial: gold roses with yellow ochre in corners. Hemispheres: maps, North America on left, with ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Images of dials made by the Nicholas brothers, Birmingham factors and dial makers active in the 1790s–1820.
Main dial: blue-grey.
Main dial: off-white; pink, brown and ochre birds and foliage gesso-framed corners; urn in oval; two side pieces in breakarch gesso frame. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: blue background; gold roses in corners with black outlines; single roses fruit at bottom. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: pop-eyed, surprised look. Moon scenes: ship entering harbour; landscape, cottage and windmill.
Main dial: pale blue-grey primulas, auriculas in corners, gold-framed and gold band all around outside of chapter ring. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: grey-blue geometric corners, girl in scene breakarch, using gold leaf and bronze powder; gold leaf shell above centre hole.
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.
Main dial: blue-grey background; anemone corners of two types top and bottom; small scene above centre.
Main dial: gold band, crooked pots of flowers corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: girl and Nelson monument in breakarch; four-seasons funny faces in corners. Named false plate.
Images of dials made by Owen & Price, Birmingham dial makers active around 1800.
Main dial: olive grey; carnation and vetch corners; bird in centre. False plate: cast iron Wilson.
Main dial: wheels and diamonds top corners; top scene sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. False plate: W & Hall.
Main dial: curious wheels which appear to revolve in corners; beautifully painted scene in breakarch of riverside. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: curious wheels which appear to revolve in corners; beautifully painted scene in breakarch of riverside. False plate: cast iron.
Images of dials made by Walker & Finnemore, a partnership of Birmingham dial makers George Walker and William Finnemore established by 1808.
Moon faces: round-eyed, with long noses. Moon scenes: three-masted ship at sea, only topsails set; no house in landscape.
Moon faces: round-eyed, sweet expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; beautiful scene with river, bridge Wilson style (painted by same person as 804).
Main dial: peaches in corners in gold basket. Hemispheres: unusual, maps with outside numbers for latitude, North America on ecliptic above equator. False plate: cast iron
Main dial: large roses corners, basket of roses, urn and garlands, lead plug for date. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: gold ovals in corners, series of rounds towards centre. False plate: cast iron.
Moon faces: quite jolly. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with leaning tree and distant view.
Moon faces: pale eyes, close together. Moon scenes: ship at sea, sails set rather odd; two ruined abbeys, one in distance.
Main dial: small roses surrounded by blue and gold; "No. 987" in garland lower dial centre. False plate: four oddly-spaced feet.
Main dial: rose corners with gold.
Main dial: pink roses in corners in gold circles, bird with three roses in breakarch.
Main dial: rare vignette corners in pale red-yellow, red gold band to corners with white motif, Classical ruin. Not quite Wilson style; black paint all over the place.
Main dial: breakarch moon; blue flowers in gold background corners.
Main dial: fern or seaweed corners in gold. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: fully-painted four-seasons corners, shepherdess in landscape breakarch white borders all around
Main dial: windmills corners, tulips centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: off-white; moss roses and primula corners with L-frame; scene in breakarch: Raphael's Presentation at the Temple.
Main dial: cream-toned, bluebirds and apple blossom corners, framed in flat gold; moss rose in gold vase top centre. Very pretty dial.
Main dial: morning glory corners. Hemispheres: North America on left, ecliptic below equator.
Main dial: brilliantly coloured four-seasons ladies with no chins. Hemispheres: maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: shells on gold in corners; shepherdess in breakarch.
Main dial: gold shells with seaweed L-shaped border. False plate: three long feet.
Main dial: four-seasons ladies with high waists, rocking ship, battle at sea; fortress on left, cut-out enclosed arch. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: sideways oval in gold with pale pink snowflakes in centre. Hemispheres: good maps, North America on left, ecliptic below equator. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: four-continents ladies, long faces; USA Indian lady seated on slave with Greek profile; gold band outside chapter ring.
Moon faces: sweet-faced, pale, pensive expression. Moon scenes: ship at sea; half-timbered thatched barns.
Main dial: pink roses corners; basket of flowers breakarch.
Main dial: lighthouses corners, rocking ship, well painted. Harwood Borrill, first owner. False plate: named cast iron.
Moon faces: pursed mouth. Moon scenes: ship at sea; lady in red holding up garland.
Main dial: bitty corners type, flowers in red and green; ornate balloon with gold in breakarch; also gold ovals have three topaz urn centre over seconds hole.
Main dial: greenish background corners, floppy flowers red border in corners.
Main dial: off-white, flared tulips corners; basket of large flower breakarch.
Main dial: gold flowers outlined in Prussian blue. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: roses corners; legged basket of fruit breakarch.
Moon faces: pleasant. Moon scenes: detailed ship; detailed landscape.
Images of dials made by Samuel Wilkes and Wilkes & Son, Birmingham dial makers active in the 1820s and 1830s.
Main dial: gold and Prussian blue flowers corners. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: sheet iron, stamped "Wilkes".
Main dial: green background, fruit in gold cornucopias corner; gold doves with rays and gold edges humps. False plate: sheet iron, stamped "Wilkes".
Moon faces: round-eyed, red-cheeked, loose lower lips. Moon scenes: typical Wilkes, wide-spread sails on ship; cottage by water edge.
Main dial: very wide breakarch, four-seasons corners, very bright crude painting, cottages and houses. Hemispheres: humps, gold edges, house and cottage. False plate: sheet iron.
Main dial: pink roses in gold corners; Clive of India in breakarch.
Main dial: shells in gold corners; gold birds centre. False plate: cast iron.
Main dial: turquoise background to corners with peaches; two birds centre. Hemispheres: maps. False plate: sheet iron, stamped "Wilkes".
Moon faces: round-eyed, pink cheeks, small mouths, pensive expressions. Moon scenes: ship at sea; cottage with tower on hill.
Main dial: pink shells with gold and leaves in corners; two birds centre. False plate: cast iron, Wilkes & Sons.
Moon faces: round-eyed, very pink cheeks, small mouth, pensive expression. Moon scenes: ship with widespread sails; cottage by a road with figure.