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Lot 59:
Description
A commemorative mahogany wall plaque featuring an analog clock and an aneroid barometer, produced for the 175th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The shaped wooden plaque comprises a pediment top, a shaped apron base, and a central brass ship’s wheel decorative motif. An enamelled badge is mounted above the instruments, depicting the RNLI flag over a banner inscribed 1824 – 1999. The clock features a white dial with black Roman numerals and a central commemorative logo inscribed 175 years of saving lives at sea. The barometer features a dual-scale white dial calibrated in inches of mercury and millibars, with weather indications for Rain, Change, and Fair, and matches the clock dial with the commemorative 175 years logo. The barometer dial is further inscribed INS Hg, Mbs, and ENGLAND ©. Two brass hanging loops are fitted to the reverse.
Width: 48 cm.
Height: 32 cm.
Condition report:
The wooden plaque is in good condition with no visible faults. The brass bezels show age-related tarnishing and oxidation, particularly to the upper-right rim of the clock housing as seen in photo 4. Both instruments are untested.
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