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Electric Clock - Samuel Kahan, Hawthorn, 1887
Reg. No: ST 028891
- Summary:
- Electric slave clock, made by Samuel Kahan, Hawthorn, 1887.
The clock is a slave clock that was operated by electrical impulses from a master clock, and in turn transmitted impulses.
Samuel Kahan was a Russian-born watchmaker who came to Australia in 1880. In 1887 he had a business in Collins Street West, Melbourne, and resided in Hawthorn. - Description:
- Rectangular wooden case with full movement. Seconds are at the top, minutes to the left and hours to the right.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from L. Smith, 1973
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 130 cm (Height), 21 cm (Width), 33.5 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | electric clocks, mantel clocks |
| Themes this item is part of: | Horology Collection, Science & Measurement Collection |
| Primary Classification: | HOROLOGY |
| Secondary Classification: | Clocks |
| Tertiary Classification: | australia |
| Inscriptions: | Face inscribed '1887, S. Kahan, Hawthorn'. |
| Maker: | Samuel Kahan, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
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