Description: Gilt brass, verge fusee movement (39 mm diameter, 14.5 mm deep) with square baluster pillars and pierced cock. Verge escapement, steel balance. The back plate signed ‘Ric(hard) Street London’. (A)
Additional Info:
Richard Street is described as ‘an outstanding maker’ and was made free of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1687. He was the manufacturer of some of Tompion’s repeating watch movements. For more information please see the book on Thomas Tompion by Jeremy Evans mentioned above. (A)
Very rare movement by an apprentice of Thomas Tompion. This movement is only one of about 10 known from this maker. (A)
Not recorded by Jeremy Evans in 2006.
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