Lever watch
J. W. Benson (1826 - 1878)
Category
Horology
Date
1837 - 1901
Materials
gold & enamel
Place of origin
Ludgate Hill
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288770
Summary
A Victorian 18ct gold lever watch, the back plate signed 'J.W. Benson, Ludgate Hill, London, No. 24097'. The white enamel dial with roman chapter ring, subsidiary seconds dial, blued steel hands, in engine turned case numbered as watch.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Marks and inscriptions
No. 24097 (on case)
Makers and roles
J. W. Benson (1826 - 1878), horologist