£90
A George III pair cased silver watch, London 1796, 4.8cm enamel dial Roman chapter, gilt hands, verge movement with engraved back-cock signed R. Brookhouse/Easingwold/55319 conforming outer case with engraved blind escutcheon numbered 55317 (1)
** Robert Brookhouse, a younger son of Joseph Brookhouse of Derby (who invented a patent lever movement and, as Brookhouse and Tunnicliffe, made a number of epicyclic skeleton clocks to William Strutt’s design), was born in Derby 1825, was apprenticed to his father 1839-1846 thereafter marrying Emma and settling at Easingwold (Yorks.) where he set up as a watchmaker and jeweller, dying without issue in 1899.
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