Clock, mantel clock, France, 1890
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1890
Mantel clock in form of diver's helmet, with compass, barometer and thermometer. Most likely made in France around 1890 and inspired by the Industrial Revolution. At the rear is stamped "DEPOS", in French Déposé means "registered" and this was an early form of Trademarking or Registering a particular design. Case in form of diver's helmet mounted on square red marble base with brass edge.
Small round clock with black hands and Roman numerals mounted in front, compass in top of helmet; curved mercury in glass thermometer mounted to left; aneroid barometer mounted to right. Winding knob on right controls winding and setting of hands. Speed controlled by lever mounted in front of compass. Spring wound; lever escapement.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- red marble base with brass edge
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 157 mm (Width), 157 mm (Depth), 203 mm (Height)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Base of brass edge scratched: 1584 Rear of helmet stamped: DEPOS
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-393221
- Museum object name
- Mantel Clock - Divers Helmet, France, circa 1890
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- ST 35035
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.