Summary
Turret clock from the National Model & Training School, East Melbourne. Made by James Murray, Melbourne and London. Consists of movement and clock face.
The National Model & Training School was established on the northeast corner of Spring and Albert Streets, Melbourne in 1854. It became Victoria's first secondary school in 1905, and moved to South Yarra in 1927, renamed Melbourne Boy's High School. The building was demolished in 1933 to make way for the College of Surgeons in 1935.
James Murray & Co was a London clockmaking firm with a Melbourne office from 1861.
Physical Description
Movement in wooden box, clock face on metal stand, weights and box of parts. Weight driven; anchor escapement.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Victoria: Education Victoria, 25 Jan 1933
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Mr James Murray, 107 Great Bourke Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1854
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National Model & Training School, Spring Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1854
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Dial marked 'James Murray, G. Bourke St, Melbourne'.
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