Inv. #: | F359 |
Maker: |
Retailed by E & E Emanuel, 3 The Hard, Portsea & Paris |
Case: |
A giant gilt-bronze gorge case with beveled glasses to five sides and a hinged carrying handle above. The underside also carries the retailer’s stamp. |
Dial: |
The porcelain dials are framed by an elaborately engraved mask. The time dial has blue Roman numerals for the hours, a sub chapter with a second’s bit, a semi-circular moon dial, decorative steel-cut hands and is signed by the retailer ”E & E. Emanuel, Portsea & Paris.”. Below are three chapters for day, date and alarm. |
Movement: |
The giant movement is signed by the retailer, is numbered 2343, strikes on 2 gongs, is wound and set off the backplate, has a giant high qualtiy lever platform above along with a repeat button and has a strike selector lever out the bottom alongside the moon set lever. |
Ref: |
Either this clock or a near identical example is pictured in Charles Allix’s carriage clock book pg.186.
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Size: |
8.25 in. case height. 10.5 in. handle up. |
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