WHITEHURST & SON, DERBY: AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY WEIGHT DRIVEN HOOK AND SPIKE WALL CLOCK

WHITEHURST & SON, DERBY: AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY WEIGHT DRIVEN HOOK AND SPIKE WALL CLOCK

the wall timepiece with alarm, circa 1840, the 6 inch circular dial with Roman numerals and narrow minute markers, signed 'WHITEHURST & SON BERBY', and with subsidiary alarm hand, the weight driven, four pillar movement with anchor escapement, the alarm sounding on a bell mounted above, the rear of the case with hanging loop, now lacking spurs, lacking weight and pendulum rod (bob present)

the clock 19cm high,

John Whitehurst set up his business in Derby in 1736 - the same year he installed a turret clock to the newly completed Guildhall. Upon his death, his nephew took over, who was joined by his son in 1809 when they were re-named 'Whitehurst & Son'. They traded under that nume until 1834, and so we know that this clock pre-dates 1834. The earlier hook and spike clock feature small brass dials as in the present example, these were later replaced with white enamelled dials.