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| Index No. A8844 | Rare Binnacle Timekeeper by Tobias |
| An unusual early 19th Century verge Binnacle timekeeper by Tobias in a gimbaled case. Full plate fusee movement with verge escapement. Pierced and engraved round bridge cock, gilt regulator on top plate below the plain three arm gilt balance. Signed white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel hands. Fitted in a large brass ring, open at one end for the dial and a bayonet fit cover at the other. The ring is pivoted allowing it to swing in one direction while the front glazed lid is open. The brass bayonet cover has a central sprung shutter to the winding aperture and is engraved "Henry Davy". Mahogany box with brass fittings, lockable lid with glazed aperture for the dial. | ||
| Signed | Morris Tobias London | |
| Circa | 1820 | |
| Diameter | 106 mm | ||
| Morris Tobias patented a timepiece 1812 with a dial divided into thirty minute revolutions to replace the old sand glass which had been used to time the sounding of bells on board ship. This example is similar to those few examples known in respect to the case and movement. However it has a standard dial and may have been specially- commissioned for some other use See NAWCC bulletin, April 1996 for an article about these clocks by Micheal Ediden. |
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