[M] A RARE EARLY 19TH-CENTURY BINNACLE TIMEPIECE...

A RARE EARLY 19TH-CENTURY BINNACLE TIMEPIECE BY MORRIS TOBIAS
with 4in. white enamel dial signed as for title, with black painted hands, set in a brass swivel mounted case with removable back plate inscribed Henry Davy, sprung winding hole, movement with verge escapement, perforated and engraved back plate inscribed Morris Tobias, LONDON, No. 605, contained within a lockable mahogany case with glazed port and bulkhead fixings -- 6¾in. (17cm.) square

Morris Tobias invented his "watch" timepiece around 1820 and it consisted of a dial divided into thirty minute revolutions which would replace the old sand glass. The example offered is a standard timepiece and may have been produced for use in a wardroom, or as a specially-commissioned alternative for the binnacle.

Condition Report
In good running order; Hands may have been replaced.

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