Bidspirit auction | A VERY RARE PRE-PATENT BENTLEY
A VERY RARE PRE-PATENT BENTLEY ELECTRIC WALL CLOCK the ebonised glazed case enclosing a 12” glass dial with gilt Roman numerals, fronting a brass skeletonised electrically driven movement with heavy brass bob pendulum running through a coil with insulated contact trolleys; the backboard mounted with a silvered plaque inscribed ”E. SMITH, LEEDS”, documented in The Horological Journal, April 2022, a copy accompanying the lot. (12in diameter glass dial)