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A brass lantern clock, by 'Walter Archer', Stow-on-

A brass lantern clock, by 'Walter Archer', Stow-on-the-Wold, early 18th century, of posted construction with half seconds anchor escapent and countwheel strike on a bell mounted within the domed cage above, the dial with foliate engraved centre and applied 6.25 inch Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised trident half hour markers and signed to the lower edge, with original? iron hand, armorial frets and on ball feet, finials replaced, lacking side doors and back plate, 35cm high, with a pendulum, weight and carved oak wall bracket. NB: Walter Archer is recorded in Dowler, Graham 'Gloucestershire Clock and Watch Makers' as working in Stow during the early 18th century, a very similar clock is illustrated on page 153.