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Shire of Toodyay > Records

CLOCK, PENDULUM, SKELETON

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1855

Subcollections

Domestic equipment

Overview

Skeleton clock with wooden stand, key and pendulum. Missing glass dome.
The clock is mounted on a wooden board with 4 small feet and the board is covered in violet velvet. The mechanism is mainly brass with some stel springs.
Atop of the clock is a steel domed bell with a brass striker attached to a steel rod. There are no makers marks evident.

Historical information

Believed to have belonged to George Hassell (1824 - 1876). He married Ellen Carmody (1836 - 1920) in 1855 at York Western Australia. Possibly the clock may have been a wedding gift and subsequently passed down through the family until it was donated
to the Newcastle Gaol Museum.
It originally had a glass dome that was accidentally broken by someone cleaning it in around 2000.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.489

Item type

Objects

Material

Metal

Wood

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Last modified

Wednesday, 2 September, 2026

Completeness

94

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