A FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE 'INDUSTRIAL' NOVELTY COMPENDIUM CLOCK 'LOCOMOTIVE AND TUNNEL'

CIRCA 1880

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A FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE 'INDUSTRIAL' NOVELTY COMPENDIUM CLOCK 'LOCOMOTIVE AND TUNNEL'
CIRCA 1880
With rouge griotte-marble top and plinth, thermometer dials in centigrade and fahrenheit, aneroid barometer to chimney and compass above, the twin barrel movement with later platform lever escapement and rack strike on bell, the backplate with Japy Freres stamp and numbered '685'
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) wide; 8¼ in. (21 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Industrial clocks of this type, usually based on steam powered machinery, flourished at the end of the 19th century. Perhaps the most prolific producer was the French firm Guilmet.
The variety are discussed in Derek Roberts, Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks, Schiffer, 1999, p.253 - 270.

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