RECENTLY SERVICED**FULL WORKING ORDER**C1900 Armstrongs Of Manchester Brass Cased Naval Bulkhead Ship’s Clock Complete With Key. Sn 22762 Antique & Militaria

**RECENTLY SERVICED**FULL WORKING ORDER**C1900 Armstrongs Of Manchester Brass Cased Naval Bulkhead Ship’s Clock Complete With Key. Sn 22762 - 22762

The famous watch and clockmaking family business Armstrongs of Manchester was founded at 88 Deansgate in 1825 by Joseph Armstrong (born 1801) and 2 of his 13 children, followed him into his Deansgate business - Thomas Armstrong (1829-91) and George Booth Armstrong (1836-91). On their father’s retirement in c1858, these two brothers then formed a partnership from the 88 Deansgate premises, changing the name of the business to ‘Thomas Armstrong & Brother’ and by 1860, opening a second retail outlet at 80 Deansgate, Manchester. With this additional retail space, the brothers also extending their product offering into jewellery and optical supplies and services. This is an excellent brass nautical ship’s bulkhead clock by Armstrongs of Manchester made C1900. It has a 6” diameter face which is clean. It has 1-12 hour Roman numeral markings with black metal hour and minute hands. It is marked on the face by the manufacturer ‘Armstrongs Manchester’. The face also has an adjustable slow-fast slider in a slot for fine tuning the time keeping & a hole for key winding. The clock case is brass and measures 8” diameter including its integral rim which has 4 factory drilled holes for wall mounting. It has a hinged, brass rimmed, glazed face cover and is complete with steel winding key. The clock case is 4” deep with the face closed. This clock has recently been fully serviced and is fully functioning, keeping precise time. The price for this excellent nautical time piece includes UK delivery. Sn 22762 (clocks shelf storeroom)

£475.00