Electric oak mantel clock Matthias Hipp

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Name
Electric oak mantel clock Matthias Hipp
Measurements
Height: 82 cm, Width: 72 cm, Depth: 20 cm
Reference
TOEA100827
Techniques
Carved
Colors
Gold, Brown, White, Black
Categories
Decorative Arts Clocks Mantel Clocks
Materials
Wood
Periods
19th Century Antique
Subject
Marine
Description

The beautiful wood carved case with in the top the coats of arms from a noble family from the north of Italy . Mathias Hipp was one of the first pioneers in developing an exceptional battery driven escapement clock.The German clockmaker Mathias Hipp 1813-1893 was a pioneer inventor and manufacturer of electric clocks in Neufchâtel Switzerland.
Hipp's numerous inventions included precision instruments such as an electrical pendulum clock, a marine chronometer and speedometers for locomotives .
In 1851 Hipp invented an electromagnetic copy telegraph, a kind of early telefax machine for images.
 

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