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Description: | The collection contains several hundred artefacts illustrating time-keeping, including watches, clocks and other time keepers, horological tools, and a variety of other associated objects. Three former Post Office 'speaking clock' machines, the original equipment used by Royal Greenwich Observatory to provide broadcast precision time signal and other precision time signals. Virtually a complete range of electrical master clocks from 1842 to present day, and a good range of early electrical and electronic watches. There are examples of timepieces made by Institute members. | Format: | 500 objects | Subjects: | Horology Trade (practice) Industry | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01636 812 258 | Telephone: | 01636 813 795 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:4083 | Format: | 500 objects | Go to resource |
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