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31581C.BR An attractive inverted bell top bracket clock. The case is surmounted by a well cast brass carrying handle. It then goes through a concave moulded top part into a brass moulding and thus into the convex moulding of the bell top. The case has the typical Ellicott styled round glass front door with a nicely cast bezel and brass edging which, when opened, reveals the square brass silvered dial underneath. The sound frets are of fish scale style with silk backing and there is a glazed rear door through which the backplate of the movement can be viewed. All of the veneers on the case are well chosen flames. The silvered brass dial has an unusually shaped cut out for the signature plaque ‘Samual Norton, London.’ It has Roman numerals with outside Arabic numerals and a date aperture above 6 o’clock. The blued steel hands are well fretted. |
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The eight day gut fusee bell striking movement has a nicely engraved backplate and reinstated verge pendulum. The movement is secured in the case with two brass brackets. Height to base of handle: 16" (41 cms.) Samual Norton is recorded as working in London before 1773 to 1792. |
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