Accession No

0451

Brief Description

universal inclining dial, Troughton and Simms, English, 1830 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Troughton and Simms

Class

dials; horology

Earliest Date

1830

Latest Date

1830

Inscription Date

Material

metal (silver, steel, brass); glass; wood; fishskin (shagreen); cloth (velvet)

Dimensions

length 112mm; breadth 110mm; height 38mm box length 124mm; breadth 125mm; thickness 43mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court in 03/1929.

Inscription

‘Troughton & Simms
LONDON’ (on the hour circle)

Description Notes

Brass; 3 screw levelling feet with knurled heads; inset compass silvered rose with 8 cardinal points; steel needle with clamp; 2 bubble levels set into the rose; silvered latitude arc 60-0 by 10 to 1o; silvered hour circle IIII-XII, I-VIII by 1 to 5’, folding brass gnomon.
Fitted wooden box covered with black shagreen and lined with purple velvet; brass hinge and hook fasteners.

Condition of box - good

Condition: good.

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