Court, Henley, numbered 6 The patent mechanism secured by two screws into an oval tin with winding cord emanating from the rear and knurled knob to the right, the snap-fit lid opening to reveal the original printed instructions within a running foliate border, the top plate of the movement signed 'PATENT REPEATER, COURT, HENLEY', and set with three adjustable fixing points to secure the pocketwatch safely and a rotating slotted steel collar to fit over the winding square of the watch when in position, the collar is set on a pinion which in turn acts on a horizontal rack of silvered brass engraved with the hours divided into quarter-hour divisions, the movement below sounding the alarm on a large bell via a double headed hammer on a crown wheel, the same bell repeating the hours, and a further, smaller bell repeating the quarters via a pinned 2.5 inch long pinned brass barrel. Sold together with a late 18th century gilt metal cased verge watch with enamel dial and matching gold hands by C.Wildman, London, No.3363. 21cms (8.25ins) wide. (2)
Court, Henley, numbered 6 The patent mechanism secured by two screws into an oval tin with winding cord emanating from the rear and knurled knob to the right, the snap-fit lid opening to reveal the original printed instructions within a running foliate border, the top plate of the movement signed 'PATENT REPEATER, COURT, HENLEY', and set with three adjustable fixing points to secure the pocketwatch safely and a rotating slotted steel collar to fit over the winding square of the watch when in position, the collar is set on a pinion which in turn acts on a horizontal rack of silvered brass engraved with the hours divided into quarter-hour divisions, the movement below sounding the alarm on a large bell via a double headed hammer on a crown wheel, the same bell repeating the hours, and a further, smaller bell repeating the quarters via a pinned 2.5 inch long pinned brass barrel. Sold together with a late 18th century gilt metal cased verge watch with enamel dial and matching gold hands by C.Wildman, London, No.3363. 21cms (8.25ins) wide. (2)
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