拍品 27
27
Herbert Scott (patent). An English mahogany, glass and chrome-plated brass battery-electric mantel timepiece, circa 1905
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Herbert Scott (patent). An English mahogany, glass and chrome-plated brass battery-electric mantel timepiece, circa 1905

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Herbert Scott (patent). An English mahogany, glass and chrome-plated brass battery-electric mantel timepiece, circa 1905
The mirror-back case probably formerly with underside battery compartment, with white enamel dial -- 14½ in. (37 cm.) high
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拍品专文

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
C.K. Aked, Electrifying Time, Antiquarian Horological Society, 1976, pp.60-61; Alan and Rita Shenton, Collectable Clocks, Antique Collectors' Club, 1994, p.370, fig.404.
Herbert Scott (1865-1943) patented his version of a clock using the principle of the Hipp Toggle in 1903 and approximately 500 were made. They were marketed by the Ever Ready Specialities Company and sometimes retailed as the London Stereoscopic Company. See also 26.