Close-up picture

Thomas Foden, Congleton c1765

A good deal of work has gone into the making of this case. Note the decorative arcading and dentil moulding at the top of the trunk and above the dial.

There are also 3 brass ball and eagle finials. The clock has quarter columns to the trunk with decorative 'brickwork' base, and freestanding pillars to the hood.

The base has an applied panel, canted corners and stands on ogee feet.

To see a close up picture of the detail on the hood and a picture of the dial, go to the next page.

The 4-pillar movement has an anchor escapement and strikes the hours on a bell. The striking uses an inside pinned countwheel - typical of clocks from the Manchester area at the period.

Thomas Foden took Thomas Furnival, James Furnivall and James Brindley as apprentices in 1755, 1762 and 1778 respectively.

Foden died in December 1785 and an advert in the Manchester Mercury for 29 October 1785 indicates that Foden's stock, sold after his death, included 50 8-day and 10 30-hour movements - a large number for a clockmaker in a small provincial town.

Stock No.: C918