Striking and repeating watch movement by Thomas Tompion and Edward Bangor.
- maker:
- Tompion and Banger
Watch movement with striking and repeating work, but no dial, by Thomas Tompion and Edward Bangor. Verge Escapement. Signed ‘T. Tompion, E. Banger, London 191’ on backplate.
Edward Banger was apprenticed to Tompion in 1687 and freed in 1695. He married Tompion's niece in 1694. He went into partnership with Tompion in around 1701, although this only lasted until around 1708.
Clockmakers' Museum No. 84
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3149
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal) and silver
- Measurements:
-
overall: 40 mm x 45 mm x 23 mm,
- type:
- verge watch movement
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers