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Henry Hurt is recorded as working in London at St. Paul's Churchyard and Ludgate Hill and was free of the Clockmaker's Company 1721-1758.
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HENRY HURT. A GOLD QUARTER REPEATING REPOUSSE PAIRCASE POCKETWATCH
SIGNED HEN HURT, LONDON, NO. 229, 1750S
The frosted gilt fusee movement with verge escapement, pierced cock and foot to the edge of the top plate, repeating quarters on a bell by depressing the pendant, under silver dust cover, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute divisions, gold spade hands, in pierced and engraved inner case, the outer pierced and engraved case with classical scene, with a gold seal and amorial crest cut in quartz crystal, movement signed
50 mm. diam. (2)
SIGNED HEN HURT, LONDON, NO. 229, 1750S
The frosted gilt fusee movement with verge escapement, pierced cock and foot to the edge of the top plate, repeating quarters on a bell by depressing the pendant, under silver dust cover, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute divisions, gold spade hands, in pierced and engraved inner case, the outer pierced and engraved case with classical scene, with a gold seal and amorial crest cut in quartz crystal, movement signed
50 mm. diam. (2)