The case dated 1581. The underside of the main body with indistinct town mark. The alarm tain scratch initialled K.T.P. The removable alarm train surmounted by a turned bell secured by a turned brass finial over an engraved band and raised on three shaped feet, keying into the main 2.5 inch dial below, bordered by 24 touch pins, (the one at 24 larger and more pointed than the rest) with 1-24 Arabic ring enclosing a twice 1-12 hour ring, with single steel hand, the main body of the case engraved with four columns flanking pairs of shields, each engraved with an heraldic pennant including a heart issuing four leaves dated 1581, the circular base on three later plain scroll feet and stamped with an indistinct town mark, the iron circular movement with solid frontplate and skeletonised backplate with a chamfered inner edge, united by thee facetted rectangular pillars, the brass barrel with steel end caps rivetted in position to a slender gut fusee and a verge and foliot escapement 18cms (7ins) high.
The case dated 1581. The underside of the main body with indistinct town mark. The alarm tain scratch initialled K.T.P. The removable alarm train surmounted by a turned bell secured by a turned brass finial over an engraved band and raised on three shaped feet, keying into the main 2.5 inch dial below, bordered by 24 touch pins, (the one at 24 larger and more pointed than the rest) with 1-24 Arabic ring enclosing a twice 1-12 hour ring, with single steel hand, the main body of the case engraved with four columns flanking pairs of shields, each engraved with an heraldic pennant including a heart issuing four leaves dated 1581, the circular base on three later plain scroll feet and stamped with an indistinct town mark, the iron circular movement with solid frontplate and skeletonised backplate with a chamfered inner edge, united by thee facetted rectangular pillars, the brass barrel with steel end caps rivetted in position to a slender gut fusee and a verge and foliot escapement 18cms (7ins) high.
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