Night clock, revolving hour, in bell-top bracket case, by William Bayer, London, England, 1697

Clockmaker based in London, England, in the 17th century.

Bayer, William

London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Timekeeping

The science of measuring time and the technology of contructing instruments for such measurements, that is making of clocks, watches, etc.

Horology

British design

Clockmaking

H4312 Night clock, revolving hour mechanism, wood / metal / glass, made by William Bayer, London, England, 1697

Bracket clocks

Clocks which indicate the time, despite the dark or dimly lit conditions. This includes clocks with illuminated dials, magic lantern clocks and talking clocks. These clocks have silent escapement as it is desirable that they produce as little noise as possible.

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Night clock made by William Bayer

Object No. H4312

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