Dial clock
W. Hird
Category
Horology
Date
1880 (circa)
Materials
Wood with white painted metal dial
Place of origin
Barrow-in-Furness
Collection
South Lakes, Cumbria
NT 642209
Summary
8 day English dial clock in box casing, by W. Hird of Barrow in Furness, circa 1880. Single train, 4 pillar fusee movement with dead beat escapement and Hamson's maintaining power. 16 inch circular white painted dial with Roman numerals and signed 'W. Hird, Barrow' in the centre.
Marks and inscriptions
Centre of dial: W. Hird, Barrow
Makers and roles
W. Hird, horologist