Great Western & Great Central Joint Railway 12 inch mahogany cased drop dial trunk fusee railway clock supplied to the joint committee circa 1900 by Kays of Worcester. The clock has a chain driven English fusee movement with shaped shoulders and turned pillars. The case with a one piece wooden surround, original spun brass bezel with plastered in sight ring, two side access doors and a bottom door secured with a lock has the original brass G.W. & G.C. JOINT No 9 numberplate screwed onto the flame mahogany veneered drop. The dial has been repainted at the GWR Clock works Reading post 1949 and displays BR-W. In full working order complete with pendulum and keys. A rare clock to have survived with its original brass numberplate, from either a signalbox or station on this short 34 mile joint line from Northolt Junction to Ashendon Junction.
Category:
Clocks
Auction: July 2023, Lot: 198
Sold for: GBP£2,000
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