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Science Museum Group / The Clockmakers' Museum
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Skeleton clock by Charles McDowall, England, c.1830. Silvered dial signed 'Chas McDowall Inventor of the Helix Lever'. Skeletonised movement with platform lever escapement, helical gearing and going barrel. Clockmakers' Museum No. 701
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-3575
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 195 mm x 130 mm x 100 mm,
- type:
- spring clock, skeleton clock and lever escapement
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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