Tower clock

Description

Working model of a tower clock fitted with Lord Grimthorpe's escapement and striking the hours and Westminster quarters on five tubular bells, to a scale of 6 inches to 1 foot, by James Ritchie and Son, Edinburgh

Museum reference

T.1921.20

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Tower clock, Model

Production information

James Ritchie and Son, Clockmaker
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Materials

Brass, Steel, Metal, Glass

Physical description

Brass, steel (mechanism); painted metal, glass (dial)

Associations

Eponym: Beckett, Edmund, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, 1816 - 1905
St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Grand Gallery (Gateway) (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
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