Lantern clock - Wikipedia
WEBA lantern clock is a type of antique weight-driven wall clock, shaped like a lantern. They were the first type of clock widely used in private homes. [ 1 ] They probably originated before 1500 but only became common after 1600; [ 1 ] .
About Lantern Clocks - Early Clocks
WEBBowyer, who was probably the finest maker of lantern clocks in London up to the English Civil War was making clocks in Leadenhall Street by the 1620s, Closon 'near Holborne Bridge' by 1630. Another first-generation lantern clockmaker William Selwood was working in London, 'near Bartholomew Lane end' in Lothbury from the late 1620s.
FINE TIMING | An Exceptional 17th Century English Lantern Clock …
WEBFeb 24, 2023 · This stunning Lantern Clock by the celebrated clockmaker William Bowyer (circa 1590-1653) dates back to the 1600s and is one of the earliest examples of an English domestic clock, made...
Lantern Clock - Society of Antiquaries of London
WEBLantern Clock. An English brass lantern clock of c.1655. Originally called ‘House clocks’ or ‘great chamber clocks’, lantern clocks were renamed as such during the mid-nineteenth century.
alarm clock; hour-striking clock; wall clock; weight-driven clock ...
WEBText from 'Clocks', by David Thompson, London, 2004, p. 62. William Bowyer Lantern clock London, c. 1630 Height 43.9 cm, width 14.8 cm, depth 14.7 cm In the sixteenth century, the wall-mounted, weight-driven chamber clock became a relatively common type in the Low Countries (Holland and Flanders).
English Lantern Clocks | W.F. Bruce Antique Clocks & Barometers
WEBView a selection of our English lantern clocks below: These iron clocks, apart from some elaborate sculptural and almost jewel-like spring table clocks affordable only by the extremely wealthy, were really the only available domestic clocks during the Tudor era from the reign of Henry VIII onwards.
lantern clock; striking clock; weight-driven clock - British Museum
WEBClock: hight - 397 mm width - 143 mm (movement plates) depth - 142 mm (movement plates) Movement: distance between the plates - 161 mm distance between the bars, going - 49.5 mm striking - 47 mm HISTORY AND PROVENANCE.
A william and mary brass striking lantern clock , RICHARD BROWN …
WEBThe case of typical construction with dolphin and foliate pierced and engraved gallery frets with urn finials supporting the bell straps, typical brass side doors, the dial signed Richard Brown Fecit, within the foliate engraved centre with Roman chapter ring and pierced steel hand, the movement with verge escapement and back-swinging bob ...
Great clockmakers of the 17th century - PENDULUM …
WEBMar 22, 2021 · Many of the leading clockmakers at the end of the 17th century have received well-deserved praises for the clocks they produced, while some of the less well-known craftsmen of the B.C. also deserve our accolades for their clocks which were also of excellent quality.
A highly important early 17th century English brass lantern clock
WEBThe date of manufacture of 1623 puts it firmly in the first few years of the production of the type of timekeeper that has come to be known as the English lantern clock. Horologically speaking, the clock pre-dates the pendulum, the anchor escapement and rack striking.