1351
This combination piece includes a clock, thermometer, barometer and compass in a case made to resemble a ship's lantern.
Mass-production techniques and the Victorians' high status for industrial progress created a market for industrial-themed clocks such as this, often given as presentation items. This example is inscribed, '1st Admiralty Prize, Study Subjects, HMS 'Britannia', Ap 1898 Henry G Thursfield'. The movement, with cylinder platform escapement, is numbered 1351.
Mass-production techniques and the Victorians' high status for industrial progress created a market for industrial-themed clocks such as this, often given as presentation items. This example is inscribed, '1st Admiralty Prize, Study Subjects, HMS 'Britannia', Ap 1898 Henry G Thursfield'. The movement, with cylinder platform escapement, is numbered 1351.
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Object Details
ID: | ZAA0031 |
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Collection: | Timekeeping |
Type: | Combination clock |
Display location: | Display - ROG |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1895 |
People: | Britannia Naval College; Thursfield, Henry George |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 265 x 120 x 120 mm |
Parts: | 1351 |
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