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Driving weights and counterweight from balance-wheel brass lantern clock
The lantern or ‘birdcage’ clock was the earliest type of clock to be made in any numbers in England. This one, made in about 1650 by Thomas Knifton at the Cross Keys, Lothbury, London, has a verge escapement and still has the original wheel balance.
- Measurements:
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overall: 382 mm x 158 mm x 450 mm, 5.7 kg
- Materials:
- lead (metal) and steel (metal)
- Object Number:
- 1951-30/1
- type:
- weights
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
