Great Northern Railway 14in mahogany cased fusee clock by Potts & Sons of Leeds. The wire driven fusee movement has rectangular plates and turned pillars and is in good working condition and is fixed to the dial with a false plate. The original dial has been repainted post 1923 by the LNER clock workshops at Doncaster and now displays L.N.E.R. 10459 also visible as ghosted writing is Potts & Sons Leeds GNR 268.The LNER records confirm that clock No 10459 was in use at Dewsbury Goods inwards office. A nice 19th century Potts timepiece in good working condition complete with pendulum and key.
Category:
Clocks
Auction: April 2017, Lot: 27
Sold for: GBP£850