Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Wall |
Catalog Number |
79.51.1 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
regulator |
Date |
1860 |
Description |
C. 1860 Brock regulator Two Brocks are known to have worked as clockmakers in London, John (1844-51) and James (1857-1881). This regulator uses the Denison or Grimthorpe, four-legged gravity escapement. Grinthorpes double gravity escapement. Engraved " Brock London Lord Grimthorpe gravity escapement" |
Maker |
Brock |
Material |
brass, mahogany wood,silver nitrate, iron, zinc, glass |
Place of Origin |
London, England, United Kingdom |
Notes |
See file for publication excerpt regarding this piece |