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Table clock · La Chaux-de-Fonds

Clock with Masonic symbols

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Triangular silver case, enamelled in blue and decorated with Masonic motifs. The clock is preserved in a wooden box. Enamel dial decorated with Masonic motifs. Movement manufactured by Imhof, possibly later than the case.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH IV-912
Object type
Table clock
Place of production
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Dating
c. 1950
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
Argent, Émail
Inscriptions (catalogue)
LOVE YOUR FELLOW MAN; LEND HIM A HELPING HAND (Cadran)

Historical significance

  • Triangular silver case, enamelled in blue and decorated with Masonic motifs. The clock is preserved in a wooden box. Enamel dial decorated with Masonic motifs. Movement manufactured by Imhof, possibly later than the case.

Photographs

Clock with Masonic symbols (MIH IV-912)
Clock with Masonic symbols (MIH IV-912) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Clock with Masonic symbols (MIH IV-912)
Clock with Masonic symbols (MIH IV-912) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Clock with Masonic symbols (MIH IV-912)
Clock with Masonic symbols (MIH IV-912) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record

Photographs are illustrative examples of the type, not necessarily the exact object described. Verify details against the source file page.

Sources & references

  1. Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. IV-912: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/38059/

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.