If you register, you can do a lot more. And become an active part of our growing community. You'll have access to hidden forums, and enjoy the ability of replying and starting conversations.

GWR Clocks

Discussie in 'Railwayana' gestart door kalahari, 25 sep 2012.

  1. kalahari

    kalahari New Member

    Lid geworden:
    11 dec 2007
    Berichten:
    25
    Leuk Bevonden:
    0
    Does anyone know if there is a database showing where GWR Clocks were "allocated"? My drop dial wall clock has a serial number on a little plate made out of ivory or bone, so is likely to have been on some kind of register.
     
    kalahari, 25 sep 2012
    #1
  2. Jamessquared

    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

    Lid geworden:
    8 mrt 2008
    Berichten:
    27.807
    Leuk Bevonden:
    64.519
    Locatie:
    LBSC 215
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    I wouldn't claim to be an expert by any measure or means.

    But by chance, I just happened to buy a copy of "Railway Clocks" by Ian P Lyman, and it contains a very partial listing, mostly from ex-Swindon Works clocks, but also containing some others. So if you give me the number, I can see if it is listed - though that is unlikely, there are probably only a few hundred listed out of many thousand clocks.

    As for a full database, it seems that the GW card index that listed every clock was destroyed when the Reading clock works closed down, with just a few cards remaining, so it seems unlikely that it will ever now be possible to unambiguously identify any specific clock except for the rare cases where the record card somehow survived.

    Tom
     
    Jamessquared, 25 sep 2012
    #2

Deel Deze Pagina