Beschreibung:

made by Whitehead & Company, circa 1897, instrument No. 871, with mostly bronze cast body, solid bronze rotor in twin axis polished steel gimbal cage, heavy spring coil within open shroud, pressurised oil-fed lubrication chamber, auto-alignment forks when spring tensioning is undertaken, mounted in polished oak case with front flap opening, lid with now vacant pocket for relay valve, stamped Hodges hinges, brass stay handle to top, numerous stamps of the instrument number and foundry marks, with original winding key; with accompanying letter from the Greater Manchester Museum of Science and Industry dated 2nd May 1986 sent to a former owner confirming a date for this piece - 7.1/2in. (19cm) maximum instrument width, the case width 9.1/2in. (24cm)