A Victorian mahogany longcase regulator with pin wheel escapement James Morton Cardiff, Sunderland and South Shields, mid 19th century The substantial four-pillar movement with shaped plates, lantern pinions, six spoke wheel crossings, Harrison's maintaining power and substantial back bridge cock to support the steel rod mercury jar compensated pendulum, the 12 inch circular silvered single-sheet dial with Arabic seconds to circumference and subsidiary minutes above Roman numeral hour dials to the centre, signed James Morton Cardiff, Sunderland & S. Shields, the full-arch case with crisply carved foliate fretwork beneath dial and to base of the full-height glazed door enclosing silvered beat scale beneath pendulum, on recessed panel fronted plinth base with moulded skirt, 189cm high.
A Victorian mahogany longcase regulator with pin wheel escapement James Morton Cardiff, Sunderland and South Shields, mid 19th century The substantial four-pillar movement with shaped plates, lantern pinions, six spoke wheel crossings, Harrison's maintaining power and substantial back bridge cock to support the steel rod mercury jar compensated pendulum, the 12 inch circular silvered single-sheet dial with Arabic seconds to circumference and subsidiary minutes above Roman numeral hour dials to the centre, signed James Morton Cardiff, Sunderland & S. Shields, the full-arch case with crisply carved foliate fretwork beneath dial and to base of the full-height glazed door enclosing silvered beat scale beneath pendulum, on recessed panel fronted plinth base with moulded skirt, 189cm high.
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