Brass carriage clock c1900

Registration number

1091824

Title

Brass carriage clock

Production date

c1900

Medium

glass, brass

Dimensions (H x W x D)

10 x 9 cm (diameter)

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Clock, Melbourne Town Hall, office desk accessories

Summary

This clock was probably used in the office of the lord mayor or the town clerk. It is a French wind-up carriage clock, with a brass body and handle and with roman numerals on its face. Interestingly, the numbers read in circular fashion, so that those in the bottom section are figured upside-down. The rear of the clock has a glass door through which the internal mechanism is visible.