Longcase clock by George Graham, London c.1750. Mahogany case with printed equation table within the trunk door. The 12 inch brass dial has a matted centre, four spandrels in each corner, a date aperture, an applied silvered chapter-ring, and a subsidiary seconds dial. Signed ‘Geo. Graham London’ at the base of the dial. The movement has a dead-beat escapement, bolt-and-shutter maintaining power, and a flat iron pendulum rod with heavy brass-cased bob. The case, movement and winding key are numbered ‘779’. Eight day duration.
George Graham F.R.S. became a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1695 and was elected its Master in 1722.
Clockmakers' Museum No. 554
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3440
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), mahogany (wood), glass and lead (metal)
- type:
- longcase clock and dead beat
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers