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- 1978–1989 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
approx. 1500 framed 35mm colour slides
Context area
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
This series comprises images of clock dials made by known Birmingham makers.
The dials have been categorised by Frances Tennant into the following dial types:
12 o'clock moon, Arched with moon, Automata, Birds in arch, Brass arched, Brass arched moon, Brass square, Gesso in arch, High oval in arch, Low oval in arch, Moon dial, Other arch, Other dial type, Oval dial, Picture in arch, Round dial, Square dial.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The images in this series are arranged into subseries, each corresponding to a different Birmingham dial maker. The most prolific dial makers, Wilson and Osborne, constitute the first three subseries; the rest are arranged alphabetically by name.
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Archivist's note
Only a small part of the slide collection is currently available on this catalogue. More subseries will be added to it regularly.