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Antique 16" Mahogany Anglo Swiss Railway Station / School Round Dial Wall Clock (timepiece)

£475    $604    €572
Summary:
 
• Item: Railway Wall Clock
 
• Circa: 1930
 
• Provenance: Anglo-Indian
 
• 16” external diameter
 
• Quality single brass barrel spring mechanism
 
• Anglo Swiss Timepiece mechanism
 
• Polished mahogany case
 
• Levelling lugs & pins
 
• Side viewing door
 
• Black Roman numeral face
 
• Pendulum access door
 
• Brass bezel
 
• Elegant shaped hands
 
• Ivory colour tin dial
 
• Winding key
 
• Detachable adjustable pendulum
 
• Restored & serviced
 
• Free delivery to mainland England, Wales & Southern Scotland*
 
• 2 Year UK warranty included
 
• 14-day Free UK returns policy
 
 
This is a good quality antique 16” mahogany railway wall clock, incorporating an Anglo Swiss mechanism, circa 1930, with a railway station design, has been lovingly restored to its former glory and is now in good working order.
 
 
This clock houses a quality single brass barrel spring driven Anglo Swiss timepiece mechanism. The Anglo Swiss clock company was a prominent clock maker and jeweller in Calcutta, colonial India, during the early 20th Century. Established in 1909, they produced a large number of reliable and good quality timepieces, supplying both the domestic market and the British Empire. The home offices and factory of the company were at Quartier de I’lndustric, Soleure, Switzerland. (Source: Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa. Their History, People, Commerce, and Industrial Resources – Compiled by Somerset Playne FRGS, assisted by J.W. Bond. Edited by Arnold Wright – 1917).
 
 
16” Mahogany railway wall clock, incorporating an Anglo Swiss mechanism, circa 1930, with a railway station design, has been lovingly restored to its former glory and is now in good working order. The tin dial has been replaced at some point in the past. Nominal old use marks to the case and tin dial but nothing significant considering the age of the item. The mahogany case is in good condition. The mahogany case has been wax-polished; the tin dial h...
Antique #SA1081236, shown on this page, originates from 1930. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1930
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