MASSEY & WINDHAM, Birchin Lane, London. No 1690
Rare Massey family movement with Massey lever escapement, circa 1835, from the Alan Treherne collection.
£95.00
Plain finished fullplate movement with going-fusee, the cap with I.S (cameo) stamp. Massey detached lever escapement with type-3 jewelled roller. Steel balance, spiral balance-spring. One-piece signed cream enamel dial. 46.5mm diameter, 13.5 mm deep, not including centre arbor.
From the partnership of Thomas Massey, son of Edward Massey, and James Windham in London (1834-39), of which few examples are recorded – see also Alan Treherne’s 1977 exhibition catalogue THE MASSEY FAMILY…
Edward Massey, the most important detached lever escapement manufacturer of the first half of the 19th century. First identified and catalogued by Alan Treherne, the various types of Massey escapements being designated from 1 to 5. Types-I and -5 are the earliest and least common, followed by type-2 and then type-3. Type-4 is a seconds beating-variant, usually fitted with a type-3 roller, and is very rare.
Dial with hair cracks, lacking hands and the minute wheel from the motion work. Otherwise complete and nothing broken. Not cleaned by me and will tick if extra pressure is applied to the train, but sold as needing at least a service and fresh oil to work properly.
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Plain finished fullplate movement with going-fusee, the cap with I.S (cameo) stamp. Massey detached lever escapement with type-3 jewelled roller. Steel balance, spiral balance-spring. One-piece signed cream enamel dial. 46.5mm diameter, 13.5 mm deep, not including centre arbor.
From the partnership of Thomas Massey, son of Edward Massey, and James Windham in London (1834-39), of which few examples are recorded – see also Alan Treherne’s 1977 exhibition catalogue THE MASSEY FAMILY…
Edward Massey, the most important detached lever escapement manufacturer of the first half of the 19th century. First identified and catalogued by Alan Treherne, the various types of Massey escapements being designated from 1 to 5. Types-I and -5 are the earliest and least common, followed by type-2 and then type-3. Type-4 is a seconds beating-variant, usually fitted with a type-3 roller, and is very rare.
Dial with hair cracks, lacking hands and the minute wheel from the motion work. Otherwise complete and nothing broken. Not cleaned by me and will tick if extra pressure is applied to the train, but sold as needing at least a service and fresh oil to work properly.
