A Very Rare English Clock & Watch Manufactures Raf Clock Dated 1927

Name: A Very Rare English Clock & Watch Manufactures Raf Clock Dated 1927
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA514461

1900 - 1920

Sold by Oliver Sargent Antiques

Description

A very rare English Clock & Watch Manufactures RAF clock dated 1927. This very rare version is only one of four know examples and is recorded in “A History of Clocks in the RAF “by Lt Col Bob Gardner, please refer to figure 81 on page 71 and figure 82 on page 72. The original mahogany case has been later fitted with a top pediment in an effort to make more attractive. The dial has lost all the original silvering and has the early RAF wings engraved just below 12. The movement is numbered 66968 and is in good working order. The bottom underside is stamped with the King George V cypher along with the crown and the remains of the EC & W marking and dated 1927. The clock is very impressive standing at 54cm tall by 33cm wide and 18cm deep.

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Physical Dimensions

Height

54cm (21.26")

Width

33cm (12.99")

Depth

18cm (7.09")

Declaration

Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA514461

Dealers Internal Reference

OSA794

Description

A very rare English Clock & Watch Manufactures RAF clock dated 1927.

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This very rare version is only one of four know examples and is recorded in “A History of Clocks in the RAF “by Lt Col Bob Gardner, please refer to figure 81 on page 71 and figure 82 on page 72.

Oliver Sargent Antiques

The original mahogany case has been later fitted with a top pediment in an effort to make more attractive. The dial has lost all the original silvering and has the early RAF wings engraved just below 12. The movement is numbered 66968 and is in good working order. The bottom underside is stamped with the King George V cypher along with the crown and the remains of the EC & W marking and dated 1927. The clock is very impressive standing at 54cm tall by 33cm wide and 18cm deep.

fig 1. A very rare English Clock & Watch Manufactures RAF clock dated 1927 — fig 1. A Very Rare English Clock & Watch Manufactures Raf Clock Dated 1927

You can find more items of interest including a good selection of military clocks and watches and purchase through our website, using all major credit cards:

please visit: www.oliversargentantiques.co.uk

or: www.oliversargentantiques.com