1592970696000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-167416 1747160644929 1740149423000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-167416 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/167416 27a3f3af-a5c2-3dd8-9392-f70c3d543c2f 5 reference agent-183845 adlib-agent-183845 f18e0ecb-6695-3338-b715-2d203444ca08 Whitehurst, John reference term-88390 adlib-term-88390 6d62df01-3cb9-330e-9a2d-43e3ae80042f clocks reference term-38291 adlib-term-38291 908da757-2b7b-32c2-988c-105884655f29 mahogany Case reference term-98865 adlib-term-98865 aeb90103-2708-3cdf-abc1-219c45a070e9 carving reference term-40335 adlib-term-40335 80b8ec5a-ae92-3ae0-8967-f2a28e1658d4 brass (alloy) Bezel reference term-40335 adlib-term-40335 80b8ec5a-ae92-3ae0-8967-f2a28e1658d4 brass (alloy) Handle Applied Arts Watchman's clock, with friction-tight pins, based on an invention of John Whitehurst of Derby; 8 day timepiece with chain fuse and anchor escapement. Dial: Conventional silvered dial with roman numerals and blued steel spade hands. Behind this dial, a rotat¬ing silvered ring engraved with roman numerals for the hours and carrying 72 equally spaced friction-tight pins, that is one for each ten minutes. This is based on an invention of John Whitehurst of Derby. Movement: 8 day timepiece movement with chain fusee and anchor escapement. Geared winding so that the square is in a bushed hole in the case below the dial. Fitted with a mechanism to depress any pin as it reaches the 12 o'clock position. An operating rod and plunger, now missing, were used to operate the pins from outside the building. Case: Solid mahogany, flat-topped and with floral carving in mahogany on the lower front. 7 inch brass bezel arranged to be secured with a hasp and padlock on the left hand side. Recessed brass lifting handle on top of case. Height without handle 12 1/2 inches. M.229-1973 1 accession number M.229-1973 167416 priref 167416 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/167416 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/167416 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum bought no donor 1850 1850 probably circa 1850 clockmaker reference agent-149647 adlib-agent-149647 76d7c1b2-644d-3b88-a046-07e300343046 Anonymous reference term-109672 adlib-term-109672 a788e98b-c8a4-313c-9617-1a812228e864 19th Century, Mid reference term-107139 adlib-term-107139 9fd5ef13-3709-388f-b925-702787340e32 literal England England country England Height cm 31.8 Height in 12½ reference term-128604 adlib-term-128604 fc8cbfda-0899-3621-b5ac-1c96008e1537 watchman's clock reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum

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watchman's clock object OBJECT