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Domestic clocks and watchesThe National Maritime Museum, while concentrating on the precision clocks, watches and chronometers integral to the history of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG) and marine endeavour, does hold a growing collection of more commonplace items including around 400 domestic clocks and watches. Browse the entire collection or: View by:
About this collectionThe National Maritime Museum, while concentrating on the precision clocks, watches and chronometers integral to the history of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG) and marine endeavour, does hold a growing collection of more commonplace items including around 400 domestic clocks and watches. Most people experience the results of precision timekeeping in their homes, at work and in the street, with accurate time increasingly becoming embedded in our everyday lives. The domestic clocks and watches in the collection are largely from the bequest by horological collector Robert Foulkes in 1986. The Museum now adds to the collection items that may not be very complex or special, but illuminate the important role of time in our everyday lives. Whether our time comes from the sun, the local public clock, the six-pips radio signal or the telephone 'speaking clock', we are surrounded by a variety of clocks, watches, calendars and other devices designed to keep track of time and help us organize our complex lives. At work, in particular, we are controlled by time, with popular phrases such as '9 to 5' and 'time is money' showing the central role of workplace time in our lives. Researchers are welcome to study items but an appointment must be made in advance. Please contact the E-library for further information. Telephone: +44 (0)20 8312 6516 |
