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This skeleton clock has been in my family for a long time. I would love to know some more about its history, if it’s of any value and how best to care for it.

Cecily Beaumont, London

This is an English skeleton clock in a geometric or ‘rafter’ frame with single fusee eight day movement with anchor (recoil) escapement, silvered dial and Roman numerals and pendulum locking screw. It dates to the second quarter of the 19th century, is housed in a glass dome and sits on a mahogany or rosewood base to keep out the dust. The clock looks