clock kit
Datecirca 1970
Inventory NumberRS0382
ClassificationClock
Subject
Maker
Thwaites & Reed
founded 1740
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions10.6 × 8.3 × 7 cm (4 3/16 × 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
Material
Accessoriesbox; screws; gears
DescriptionClock kit consists of a clear plastic box with Roman Numerals I-XII printed in a circle on the front, with a hole in the middle of the circle for the clock hands. Comes with two orange plastic cases containng screws, dials, hands, gears etc. to make the clock. Sits in original orange Thwaites and Reed "VISIKIT" box.
Signedon box: Thwaites and Reed Clock Kit VISIKIT
Inscribedon clock, below face: Made in England
FunctionDo-it-yourself kit for assembling a clock.
Tufts Brothers
Date: circa 1900
Accessories: minute clock; pendulum bob; weights; pendulum (see 1997-1-0859a, b, and c).
Object number: 1997-1-0859d
John Cuthbertson
Date: 1770-1815
Accessories: brown storage box, descriptive tag, thin strip of paper in box with the inscription "lucernal microscope" in David P. Wheatland's handwriting (which refers to figs. 47-48 and 51 in this series), page from the book "Old Science and Medicine" with a photographic copy of the first print from this series, entitled "The Large Electric Machine at Haarlem."
Object number: 1998-1-1087
Charles Frodsham & Company, Ltd
Date: circa 1900
Accessories: "Tipsy" winding key; (box key missing)
Object number: DW0360
William Bond and Son
Date: circa 1864
Accessories: Winding key
Object number: 2502
E. Zimmermann
Date: 1890-1910
Accessories: weights, crank, extra tuning fork
Object number: WJ0105
Institute of Geographical Exploration
Date: circa 1900
Accessories: winding key; geared allen wrench; leather holster. Associated with printing chronograph.
Object number: DW0471a
CASIO Computer Company, Ltd.
Date: 1970-1980
Accessories: vinyl pouch with folded over snap cover and hanging loop; batteries
Object number: 1995-1-0012
Seth Thomas Clock Company
Date: circa 1890
Accessories: key; drive gear loose in inside case
Object number: BH0120