English humpback clock on offer in Frankfurt auction
A rare English humpback carriage clock is coming up for sale at Dr Crott in Frankfurt on May 6. The 6in (16cm) high calendar timepiece with phases of the moon and an English lever escapement was manufactured in the 1890s by Jump of London.
The design of the humpback clocks is based on the work of the horological genius Abraham Louis Bre…