"Tortoise" Clock
Base and pewter dish from "tortoise" clock. Probably 19th century. Horizontal clock movement under pewter dish containing water. Magnet on arm of movement draws tortoise round dish to indicate time on rim.
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) and pewter (tin, antimony, copper alloy)
- Object Number:
- 1971-391/1
- type:
- clock
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
