27th Oct, 2010 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Audacious)
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[M] A RARE 18TH-CENTURY WATCH-FORM PEDOMETER BY...
A RARE 18TH-CENTURY WATCH-FORM PEDOMETER BY SPENCER & PERKINS
with 1¾in. enamel main dial for step counting signed SPENCER & PERKINS LONDON, subdivided with two further dials for miles and dozens of miles, each with blued-steel hands, the mechanism set within a gilt brass case and operated by a tilting rod numbered '361' terminating in a waistband hook -- 8½in. (22cm.) long
Spencer and Perkins were makers of watches between 1765 and 1806 from 44 Snow Hill, London. They are also known to have sold waywisers so the lot offered is a logical progression for them. When hooked over the waistband of a pair of breeches, the mechanism is progressed by the upward movement of the thigh which rocks the whole instrument forwards and backwards.
with 1¾in. enamel main dial for step counting signed SPENCER & PERKINS LONDON, subdivided with two further dials for miles and dozens of miles, each with blued-steel hands, the mechanism set within a gilt brass case and operated by a tilting rod numbered '361' terminating in a waistband hook -- 8½in. (22cm.) long
Spencer and Perkins were makers of watches between 1765 and 1806 from 44 Snow Hill, London. They are also known to have sold waywisers so the lot offered is a logical progression for them. When hooked over the waistband of a pair of breeches, the mechanism is progressed by the upward movement of the thigh which rocks the whole instrument forwards and backwards.
Sold for £620
Estimated at £500 - £800
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A RARE 18TH-CENTURY WATCH-FORM PEDOMETER BY SPENCER & PERKINS
with 1¾in. enamel main dial for step counting signed SPENCER & PERKINS LONDON, subdivided with two further dials for miles and dozens of miles, each with blued-steel hands, the mechanism set within a gilt brass case and operated by a tilting rod numbered '361' terminating in a waistband hook -- 8½in. (22cm.) long
Spencer and Perkins were makers of watches between 1765 and 1806 from 44 Snow Hill, London. They are also known to have sold waywisers so the lot offered is a logical progression for them. When hooked over the waistband of a pair of breeches, the mechanism is progressed by the upward movement of the thigh which rocks the whole instrument forwards and backwards.
with 1¾in. enamel main dial for step counting signed SPENCER & PERKINS LONDON, subdivided with two further dials for miles and dozens of miles, each with blued-steel hands, the mechanism set within a gilt brass case and operated by a tilting rod numbered '361' terminating in a waistband hook -- 8½in. (22cm.) long
Spencer and Perkins were makers of watches between 1765 and 1806 from 44 Snow Hill, London. They are also known to have sold waywisers so the lot offered is a logical progression for them. When hooked over the waistband of a pair of breeches, the mechanism is progressed by the upward movement of the thigh which rocks the whole instrument forwards and backwards.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Audacious), 27th Oct, 2010
