Lantern Clock, Thomas Clay, Seventeenth Century - Antique Associated At West Townsend

Lantern Clock, Thomas Clay, Seventeenth Century

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Lantern Clock, Thomas Clay, Seventeenth Century

The maker’s signature is displayed on the base of the front fret; originally with balance wheel escapement, converted to anchor escapement early in its life, probably the late 17th or very early 18th century. This is a good, honest lantern clock with minor wear consistent with age.

Item Date: 17th Century

Measurement: H: 14.5", W: 7.5", D: 6.5"

Item Condition: Now on a modern oak shelf copied from photos in Wallace Nutting's Clock Book.

Reference: English lantern Clocks by George White, page 205, figure IV/104 (left).

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SKU 843-236

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