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Wall Clock & Two Keys - Kilpatrick & Co, circa 1890
Reg. No: SH 923112
- Summary:
- Wall clock used in a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia, circa 1890.
- Description:
- Large, round wall clock. Wood case with hinged glass door with metal rim. Face is white with black roman numeral hours, minute marks and black hands. 15cm x 8cm hinged wooden door on either side of casing to allow access to inner workings; 10cm x 8cm locked door underneath clock to allow access to swing pendulum if clock stops. Clock is key-wound. Winding key is brass. Two wooden pegs behind left side of clock; one wooden peg behind right side of clock, possibly to remove whole face of clock.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mayday Hills Mental Hospital
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 40.00 cm (Height), 17.00 cm (Width), 39.00 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | hospitals, mental health, mental health institutions |
| Themes this item is part of: | Psychiatric Services Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Institutional Life |
| Tertiary Classification: | furnishings |
| Inscriptions: | Face of clock, black ink: KILPATRICK & CO./LONDON. Impressed on winding key: SWISS MADE/3.50, Inscribed inside door, handwritten in pencil: 7196. |
| Manufacturer: | Kilpatrick & Co. |
| Place & Date Used: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1890 |
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