Longcase clock with tidal dial by Christopher Pinchbeck

Made:
1715-1725 in London
maker:
Christopher Pinchbeck
Longcase clock by Chirstopher Pinchbeck, London, c.1720 Longcase clock by Chirstopher Pinchbeck, London, c.1720

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Longcase clock by Chirstopher Pinchbeck, London, c.1720
Science Museum Group / The Clockmakers' Museum
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Longcase clock by Chirstopher Pinchbeck, London, c.1720
Science Museum Group / The Clockmakers' Museum
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Longcase clock by Christopher Pinchbeck, London, c.1720. Oak case veneered in walnut. Arched brass dial with matted centre, silvered chapter ring, date aperture, subsidary seconds dial and alarm disc to centre. 'Christopher Pinchbeck London' is engraved on an applied silvered plaque. At 11 and 1 o'clock are two subsidary dials; to the left a strike/silent dial for silencing the clock, and on the right a 'rise and fall' dial for adjusting the length of the pendulum. In the arch a dial gives information for the phases, aspects and age of the moon, together with the time of high tide at various English and Continental ports. The movement has an anchor escapement, going barrels, ‘rise and fall’ regulation, rack striking and alarm mechanism. 8-day duration.

Clockmakers' Museum No. 1072

Details

Category:
Clockmakers
Collection:
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
Object Number:
L2015-3977
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), oak (wood), walnut (wood), glass and lead (metal)
type:
longcase clock
credit:
Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers