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Pocket Watch - Benjamin Barber, London, 1788
Reg. No: ST 011858
- Summary:
- Gents pocket watch, silver pair case, Benjamin Barber, London, no 6332, 1788. Made for the Turkish market.
- Description:
- Silver pair case. Outer case is engraved round rims. White dial has Turkish numbers in two circles for hours (inner) and minutes (outer and smaller). Inner case is hinged.
Key wound spring wound; verge escapement. Winding dial, fusee and chain. - Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Victoria & Albert Museum, 1919
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 2.8 cm (Width), 6.3 cm (Diameter) |
More information
| Tagged with: | gents watches, key watches, pocket watches |
| Themes this item is part of: | Horology Collection, Science & Measurement Collection |
| Primary Classification: | HOROLOGY |
| Secondary Classification: | Watches |
| Tertiary Classification: | england |
| Inscriptions: | Back plate is marked 'Benjamin Barber, London, no 6332'. Dial is marked 'Marwick Markham' and 'Perical London'. Inner case has date mark for 1787/1788. |
| Maker: | Benjamin Barber, London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain, 1788 |
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