Clock weight
Category
Metalwork
Date
1670 - 1730
Materials
Iron
Measurements
315 mm (Length); 209 mm (Circumference)
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1147558.5
Summary
Clock weight. Iron strike weight with hook at one end, for a late 17th/ early 18th century, mahogany longcase clock, with a square, brass and silvered dial signed 'Edmund Appley, Charing Cross'. The clock indicates hours, minutes, seconds and the date of month. It has a key and winding key.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.