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Great Northern Railway 10 inch dial Oak cased fusee clock ex Retford GN.

10 inch Oak cased iron dial fusee railway clock with a spun brass bezel supplied to the GNR around 1870 by Potts & Sons of Leeds. The quality English fusee movement in fully overhauled condition has rectangular plates with shaped shoulders and cut out to the bottom which are held together by turned pillars with central rings. A Oak case with a 8 piece segmented turned surround held onto the back box by four tapered pegs, the back box is of typical mid to late 19th century design with two side doors and a bottom door secured by a brass lock. An enamel painted iron dial with Roman numerals and bearing the legend, LNER 7376, also visible is the original Ghosted dial clearly showing POTTS & SONS G.N.R. LEEDS 540. The London & North Eastern Railway clock records show that this clock was located at, Retford GN and was used in the south signal box.

 

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