My artist son arrived late on the 22nd and by the evening of the 23rd, my name and town were penned to the clock dial. First, we had to remove the movement and dial from the case and place them in a sturdy box. Then, my son scribed my name and town on paper and, placing carbon paper underneath, traced the image to the clock dial. Then, he penned over the resulting carbon image leaving an inked rendition of my name and town. It came out exactly as I had hoped. I'm very pleased with it. Once my name and town were penned to the dial, we then re-mounted the dial and movement onto the case. You can follow the steps and evolution in the slideshow below. My remaining step is to craft a provenance which will be placed onto the inside of the waist door. Also, check back for details on my upcoming projects. Thanks for following along on my web blog!
I have performed some additional research on my clock dial and movement. The English movement dates to c1740-c1800 based upon the style of the movement pillars. The dial was made by William Francis of Birmingham, UK, who manufactured clock dials from c1810-c1840. His name is stamped onto the "false plate" which resides directly behind the dial and, along with the dial, contains the calendar wheel. The name previously on the clock dial was Henry Botly [1798-1876] of Salisbury, UK, who was a cutler and jeweler in Salisbury. Arabic numbers were used on clock dials between 1800-1825. Both before and after that period, Roman numerals were used. Based upon the above, I date the clock dial to c1825. The movement was repurposed at that time by William Francis for a dial for Henry Botly. A clock case was likely made at the same time. I have never seen a picture of that case.
I have performed some additional research on my clock dial and movement. The English movement dates to c1740-c1800 based upon the style of the movement pillars. The dial was made by William Francis of Birmingham, UK, who manufactured clock dials from c1810-c1840. His name is stamped onto the "false plate" which resides directly behind the dial and, along with the dial, contains the calendar wheel. The name previously on the clock dial was Henry Botly [1798-1876] of Salisbury, UK, who was a cutler and jeweler in Salisbury. Arabic numbers were used on clock dials between 1800-1825. Both before and after that period, Roman numerals were used. Based upon the above, I date the clock dial to c1825. The movement was repurposed at that time by William Francis for a dial for Henry Botly. A clock case was likely made at the same time. I have never seen a picture of that case.