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Year-going regulator (Pendulum clock) (© National Maritime Museum)
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© National Maritime Museum

Year-going regulator (Pendulum clock)

Artist: Thomas Tompion (1639 - 1713)

Location: National Maritime Museum

Date: 1676

Materials: wood & various metals

Dimensions: 314 x 36 x 75 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £50,000 (Total: £250,000; tax remission)

Vendor: Trustees of Holkham Hall

Review number: 4067 (1994)

Provenance:
Made for the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, sold after 1720; The Earl of Leicester, Holkham Hall at least since 1832; by descent.

Description:
Year-going regulator (Pendulum clock).

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