Fine late Civil War (1650s) period lantern clock by "Thomas Loumes at the Mermayd in Lothbury", originally balance wheel, converted later to anchor escapement
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Superb lantern clock made in the 1650s by Benjamin Hill of Fleet Street, London, with reinstated balance wheel escapement and alarmwork, a fine maker by whom very few clocks are known. Pictured before restoration. See article.
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Unsigned London lantern clock of the Civil War period, converted later to double fusee movement, after restoration.
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John Fraser (sometimes Frazer or Frasor) was one of the earliest clockmakers to work in the city of Worcester and one of the earliest by whom any work is known to survive. He has been described as 'probably the finest of Worcestershire's clockmakers'. He was born in London in 1667, and apprenticed there in 1681 to 1688 to Edward Eyston of the Clockmakers' Company, but never took up his freedom there. He set up in business in Worcester shortly after 1688 and worked till about 1700. This present lantern clock is signed 'John Frasser Worcester'. One other lantern clock is recorded by this maker, signed 'John Frazor Worcester'. At least one bracket clock and one longcase clock are known.
This clock was made as a verge pendulum probably before 1690 and converted early in its life to anchor escapement. It appears to be original throughout with the exception of the side doors and frets, which are ancient but probably replacements. The original hanging hoop is present but the spikes are missing. The original top finial is probably broken short. Height 13 1/2 inches.
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Primitive anonymous iron blacksmith lantern clock late seventeenth century, with original anchor escapement
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A fine lantern clock of the 1680s signed 'John Barnett at ye Dyall in Lothbury Londini fecit', converted anciently from balance wheel to anchor, formerly with alarmwork. He was apprenticed under John Ebsworth in 1675, and is believed to have died in 1702. He is famed for longcase clocks and this is one of only six lantern clocks so far documented by him and the only one recorded as signed at this address. Pictured after restoration. See article.
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