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- OBJECT TYPE
- SHELF/SKELETON
- DATE
- 1800–1825
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1970.0534.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Germany
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION; MOUNTED ON MARBLE BASE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 33.0 cm
- Width
- 22.0 cm
- Height
- 44.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Horology
- Category
- Clocks
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1820-1825 +
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
To measure and display the passage of time. - Technical
-
Example of skeleton clock, with double fusee drive on tapered drums to compensate for falling weights, and single chime. (as per R.C. Brooks) Mounted on marble base, and displayed under glass dome. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " JD " stamped into block in upper right of clock back (attachment point for coiled chime).
- Missing
- Appears complete. Small part is broken off, but present (bagged & tagged 'pt').
- Finish
- DULL, SILVER-COLOURED FACE BEARS BLACK INCISED ROMAN NUMERALS; NATURAL BRASS-COLOURED FRAME & WORKS; GOLDTONE CLOCK BASE; ALL MOUNTED ON FOOTED WHITE MARBLE BASE/STAND.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Clock, circa 1800–1825, Artifact no. 1970.0534, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1970.0534.001/
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