1862 London International Exhibition Prize Medal for Carl Ranch Chronometer Maker W&T Gilbert The outer scale is provided

The outer scale is provided with weather indications in decorative Victorian font and accentuated in red

What is more impressive is the state of preservation of the dial which are often badly damaged

To one side is a smaller wooden strut which supports two removable leather padded shoes which are sprung at the back to create a small amount of tension to the plate when it is put in motion

It has a circular handle incorporated to the side with a groove cut out in order to attach the generator to an external motor

laboratory equipment

1862 London International Exhibition Prize Medal for Carl Ranch Chronometer Maker W&T Gilbert The outer scale is providedFor sale, the 1862 London International Exhibition bronze prize medal for the Danish Chronometer maker, Carl Ranch of Copenhagen. This superbly executed medal was awarded and individually engraved to each of the 1862 Exhibitors that were bestowed with a prize for their efforts. Struck entirely from bronze, the obverse face shows Britannia seated with shield to her side and a sleeping lion at her feet. She is surrounded by six women each individually