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Militaria Autumn Auction 2022
Lot 58:
J. Burk Original – Portable Guard-Watchman’s Clock.
Germany – End of nineteenth century.
Rare example of the first portable guard-watchman’s clock.
Guilted brass case.
Brass numbered (
594)
One orginal numbered key (
3 00 – N0 3) The watch winds up in the opposite direction.
Genuine white dial. Black roman numbers. Unique hours hand indicating the time passed.
Original paper for writing
Diameter: 78 mm.
Thickness: 42 mm.
Leather container with adjustable carrying strap
The clock was used to check the working hours.
Johannes Burk (1819-1872) The inventor, politician and entrepreneur was born on July the 3rd, 1819 in Schwenningen am Neckar and invented the portable watchman’s clock in 1855, with which the presence of guards could be documented at certain timeso Watches
Of this type were produced at the
Warttembergische Uhrenfabrik Burk, which had been established by Burk in 1855.
From the beginning on, the company specialized in the manufacture of time recording equipment of any kind and had patents in Germany and the UK.
In 1872 Richard Burk took over the technical management, while his brother Hugo Bork was responsible for the commercial management.
Since the 1920s, clocks for railway systems were also being produced.
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Condition: As in the attached photos. The clock is very good condition (It is operational).
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