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GHR-KE-1989-00001 Registered

Courthouse dial clock

Hendry & Platt, Coventry · c. 1909–1919 · Made in United Kingdom

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-1989-00001
Object
Courthouse dial clockVerified
Category
Clock, watch or chronometer
Maker
Hendry & Platt, CoventryVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
c. 1909–1919Estimated from style, construction or expert opinionEstimate
Made in
United Kingdom
Current location
Nairobi, Kenya
Registered
11 Feb 1989

Physical description

Verified

Courthouse dial clock by Hendry & Platt, with brass bezel and pendulum door. Used in Nairobi for much of its working life.

Height
575 mm
Width
407 mm
Depth
157 mm
Weight
5.19 kg

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Mahogany case, painted dial, brass movement
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Verified
Condition notes
Losses to the surface and one replaced component.

Marks and inscriptions

“HENDRY & PLATT · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Verified

Zawadi Mushi, 1943: Passed by inheritance. Lamu Railway Heritage Trust, 1962: Transferred into an institutional collection. Limbani Kumwenda, 1988: Inherited by the current custodian.

  1. c. 1909–1919
    Hendry & Platt Manufacture · United Kingdom
    Made and numbered ••••.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1943
    Zawadi Mushi Inheritance · Nairobi
    Passed by inheritance.
    VerifiedSource: Will
  3. 1962
    Lamu Railway Heritage Trust Transfer · Nairobi
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Accession register
  4. 1988
    Limbani Kumwenda Inheritance · Nairobi
    Inherited by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Accession register
  5. 1989
    Limbani Kumwenda Registration · Nairobi
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
  6. 2002
    Limbani Kumwenda Succession · Nairobi
    Inheritance from Kamau Kariuki.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision SUC-KE-2002-0001
Acquired by current custodian
Inherited, 1988 — Lamu Railway Heritage TrustVerified

Inspections and verification

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