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Long-case astronomical clock

Artist: W Barker (-1786)

Location: World Museum Liverpool

Date: 1780

Materials: oak, mahogany veneer, silver & brass

Dimensions: 274 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £2,000 (Total: £12,000)

Vendor: J Klein Antiques

Review number: 2579 (1975)

Provenance:
R.H.Wade

Description:
Clock with eight-day movement & barometer. The dial indicates New & Old Style Calendar, civil, ecclesiastical, & political dates, signs of the Zodiac, position of sun above the horizon, times of high tide at London. Liverpool, Bristol & Hull, etc.

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