Summary
Turret clock installed at Eastern Market, corner Bourke and Exhibition Streets, Melbourne. Made by Thomas Gaunt, Melbourne, 1879.
The clock was installed when the Eastern Market was rebuilt in 1879; the market was demolished in 1960.
Thomas Gaunt established a watchmakers and jewellers business in Melbourne in 1852, and moved to larger premisses in Bourke Street on the corner of Royal Arcade in 1857. Gaunt manufactured many of the large public clocks in Melbourne and throughout Victoria.
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Acquisition Information
Loan & Subsequent Donation from Melbourne City Council (MCC), 10 Nov 1961
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Maker
Thomas Ambrose Gaunt - Thomas Gaunt & Co, Royal Arcade, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1879
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Past Owner or User
Melbourne City Council (MCC), Bourke Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1879-1960
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Inscriptions
The plaque on the movement reads: 'This clock was made & presented to the Melbourne City Corporation for the use of the Eastern Market by Thomas Gaunt, Clockmaker, Royal Arcade, Melbourne 1879'. The plaque is a replica; the original is still held by Melbourne City Council.
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