17th C. Thos. Loomes Brass Lantern Clock
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17th C. Thos. Loomes Brass Lantern Clock. 6.5 in. silvered dial signed “Thomas Loomes at the Mermaid in Lothbury”, has black Roman hour numerals, center silvered alarm indicator disc and engraved filigree on the brass back-plate, original steel hour hand (clock was designed without a minute hand); brass weight driven movement has an old recoil escapement, typically replacing the original primitive verge & crown wheel escapement with a modified pendulum crutch & bridge, has an half hour strike on a 5.25 in. iron bell exposed in the top dome of the case, conical iron weights and long steel pendulum rod with brass covered bob. In a beautiful brass case with pierced filigree gallery top, strapped dome with turned finial, turned corner columns and turned feet with brass plate, dust covers on the sides. On a carved wood wall bracket, clock is missing its chains and weight pulleys. 15.5 in. high.
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17th C. Thos. Loomes Brass Lantern Clock
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