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GHR-KE-1969-00002 Registered

Courthouse dial clock

T. Marlowe & Co., London · 1938 · Made in United Kingdom

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-1969-00002
Object
Courthouse dial clockVerified
Category
Clock, watch or chronometer
Maker
T. Marlowe & Co., LondonVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
1938Documented (invoice, certificate or archive record)Verified
Made in
United Kingdom
Current location
Nairobi, Kenya
Registered
11 Feb 1969

Physical description

Applicant-submitted

Courthouse dial clock by T. Marlowe & Co., with brass bezel and pendulum door.

Height
428 mm
Width
434 mm
Depth
114 mm
Weight
8.69 kg

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Mahogany case, painted dial, brass movement
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Applicant-submitted
Condition notes
Old damage, stabilised; some parts missing.

Marks and inscriptions

“T. MARLOWE & CO. · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Applicant-submitted

Wanjiru Mollel, 1942: Recorded in an inventory at Nairobi. Despina Georgiou, 1952: Received as a gift by the current custodian.

  1. 1938
    T. Marlowe & Co. Manufacture · United Kingdom
    Made and numbered ••••.
    VerifiedSource: Maker’s records
  2. 1942
    Wanjiru Mollel Acquisition · Nairobi
    Recorded in an inventory at Nairobi.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Family account
  3. 1952
    Despina Georgiou Gift · Nairobi
    Received as a gift by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Family account
  4. 1969
    Despina Georgiou Registration · Nairobi
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Received as a gift, 1952 — Wanjiru MollelVerified

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.