FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this piece to the 1960s.
The latched 9½-inch engraved silvered brass dial, the shallow ogee arch signed William Galbraith London No. 141, observatory regulator dial layout with raised outer minutes ring enclosing raised subsidiary dials for seconds and hours,
Fine quality blued steel hands,
The extremely high quality and substantial movement, with six ring-turned knopped latched pillars, Graham deadbeat escapement, bolt and shutter maintaining power, high-count wheel train with six-spoke wheels. Fully serviced by our horologist.
The polished brass and steel cradle supporting a glass jar faux mercury pendulum with graduated regulation to the rod and beat adjustment to the crutch.
Polished brass cased weight with ornate spoked pulley.
A wonderfully made clock of the highest calibre with an exceptional quality movement fully serviced with two year mechanical guarantee.
The movement is fully restored by our horologist who is a Fellow of the British Horological Institute (FBHI), having 50 years of full time professional engagement in the repair & restoration of clocks, watches, music boxes & barometers. He was the recipient of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Bronze Medal.
All of our clocks have been sympathetically restored and have been expertly vetted for originality and good working order. All clocks purchased from us are guaranteed for two years.
Delivery and installation of our longcase clocks is carried out free of charge within the U.K. For overseas customers a fully insured door to door service is provided by our regular couriers, please contact us for a specific quotation. All longcase clocks are securely packed and comprehensive installation and maintenance instructions are included.
For more information please visit our website www.storyclocks.co.uk
William Galbraith, one of the outstanding horologists of the 20th century. He was born in Glasgow into a family of clockmakers and apprenticed to his grandfather at the age of 14. He worked for clock specialists Camerer Cuss in London where, in time, he became manager of the workshops and a Director of the subsidiary company, Usher & Cole. In the 1960's he opened his own workshop in Clerkenwell where he was entrusted with the restoration of many of the world's finest clocks. It was during this time that he made a small number of fine regulators, such as this example. William Galbraith was a Liveryman of the Clockmaker's Company and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
An identical regulator, number 139, is exhibited at the Science Museum in London.
Number 140 was sold at Sotheby’s New York Important Watches, Wristwatches and Clocks, The Demitroff Collection.
FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this piece to the 1960s.
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Galbraith of London, Regulator, Long Case, Grandfather, Longcase, Grandmother Clock
