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Science Museum Group/The Clockmakers' Museum
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Watch and compass by Benjamin Webb, London, 1799. Silver pair-case hallmarked for London and stamped with the maker's mark 'NTW'. White enamel dial with subsidiary dials for hours and minutes, seconds, and a compass set at 11 o’clock. Signed on the dial ‘Ben. Webb London No. 129, By the King’s Patent’. Movement with verge escapement, also signed ‘Ben. Webb London No. 129, By the King’s Patent’. Clockmakers' Museum No. 250
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3247
- Materials:
- silver (alloy), steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and enamel
- Measurements:
-
overall: 73.5 mm x 55 mm x 27.5 mm,
- type:
- watch and verge movement
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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