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A Victorian mahogany wall regulator with Dennison’s three-legged gravity escapement, signed: Dent, 61 Strand & 34 Royal Exchange London, Clockmaker to the Queen, 1437
circa 1853 |
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The clocks described on the Archive pages are no longer available for sale.
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Dent 1437 dial |
The 15 inch, signed, circular, silvered regulator dial is engraved with outer minutes ring enclosing an hours dial above a seconds dial. The relative positions of the dials was dictated by the placement of the escapement. Each has a fine blued steel hand. |
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