Moore, Ipswich

David Creasey

Thomas Moore, Ipswich. Early 18th century 30 hour longcase clock A typical early 18th century East Anglian 30 hour longcase clock with a posted frame movement in an oak case. Clocks like this were made to sell in a rural market with little money to spend on a clock. However the dial still displays the engraver's best work and shows ¼ hour marks on the inner edge of the chapter ring to enable time to be read by those not yet familiar with 'new fangled' minutes. The chapter ring is signed Thomas in full, whereas it is more usual to see Thos and only a handful of clocks are known signed in this way, which seem among the earliest of his making.