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A second half of the 17th century lantern clock Edward Norris at the Crossed Keys in 'Bethlem' fecit 2
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
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A second half of the 17th century lantern clock
Edward Norris at the Crossed Keys in 'Bethlem' fecit
Surmounted by a strapped bell and five urn finials between three engraved arcaded frets over four tapering columns with side doors on ball feet, the 7 inch wide brass Roman chapter ring with wheat-ear half hour markers and inner quarter hour track, the centre signed with a crossed keys pictogram over a run of shaded flowers centred by an alarm setting disc, with single hand and alarm, the weight driven movement with later verge escapement, the crown wheel with a ten leaf brass pinion square to the arbor, (a later replacement) and short bob pendulum, with countwheel strike acting on the bell. There is a rare and unusual striking train with any of the two hour periods repeated. From the hours 1-6 the hour is repeated followed by a strike at the half hour, after 6.30 a single strike for the half hour, then there is another single strike before 7, followed closely by the hour of 7. After the next half hour 2 is struck immediately before the hour of 8. This sequence is followed up to a strike of 6 before 12. This entire 12 hour sequence is repeated. The first six hour period is reminiscent of the very much later Comptoise clocks. An unusual feature of the striking train is that there is no hoop wheel, instead a cam with a locking slot allows the locking lever to drop, the wheel train being locked by a pin on the third wheel of the striking train. Again unusual the component parts of the locking lever have mortices and tenon fittings held with tapered pins. The dimensions of the clock both in plan and profile are unusual, these later features suggestive of Continental influence. 46cms (18ins) high (2)
Surmounted by a strapped bell and five urn finials between three engraved arcaded frets over four tapering columns with side doors on ball feet, the 7 inch wide brass Roman chapter ring with wheat-ear half hour markers and inner quarter hour track, the centre signed with a crossed keys pictogram over a run of shaded flowers centred by an alarm setting disc, with single hand and alarm, the weight driven movement with later verge escapement, the crown wheel with a ten leaf brass pinion square to the arbor, (a later replacement) and short bob pendulum, with countwheel strike acting on the bell. There is a rare and unusual striking train with any of the two hour periods repeated. From the hours 1-6 the hour is repeated followed by a strike at the half hour, after 6.30 a single strike for the half hour, then there is another single strike before 7, followed closely by the hour of 7. After the next half hour 2 is struck immediately before the hour of 8. This sequence is followed up to a strike of 6 before 12. This entire 12 hour sequence is repeated. The first six hour period is reminiscent of the very much later Comptoise clocks. An unusual feature of the striking train is that there is no hoop wheel, instead a cam with a locking slot allows the locking lever to drop, the wheel train being locked by a pin on the third wheel of the striking train. Again unusual the component parts of the locking lever have mortices and tenon fittings held with tapered pins. The dimensions of the clock both in plan and profile are unusual, these later features suggestive of Continental influence. 46cms (18ins) high (2)
Footnotes
Edward Norris was born c.1637 in Abingdon near Oxford. He was apprenticed to William Selwood in Lothbury, London and on Selwood's death in 1653 Edward completed his apprenticeship with Thomas Williams. Among Edward Norris's apprentices, Henry Aske who became master to George Graham in 1688. Edward Norris's early working address was at the Cross Keys, Bethlem. He took his younger brother Joseph as an apprentice at the early age of twelve years. It was Joseph who later worked in Amsterdam from where he probably knew the Fromanteels. Edward Norris became the Master of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1687. In 1675 his residential address was in Bartholomew Lane around which time he is reputed to move his workshop to Dove Court where he continued until his death in 1707.