BJ Warner 18k Gold Minute Repeater Convertable Case English Duplex Fusee (1838-1881)

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Description: BJ Warner 18k Gold Minute Repeater (1838-1881)

This elegant 18k gold pocket watch B.J. Warner London (Royal Polytechnic Institution.), E&D Kinsey Cincinnati, English Duplex Fussee is in a convertible case. It can be converted to a hunter or open-face style by simply inserting the watch into the outer case in the direction desired. In excellent working condition.

The Royal Polytechnic Institution

The (Royal) Polytechnic Institution, Regent Street, was founded by George Cayley (the pioneer aerodynamicist) et al. in 1839. The Polytechnic closed c1880 and was reopened in 1882 as the Regent Street Polytechnic. It became part of the Polytechnic of Central London, c1970, which became the University of Westminster in c1992. It was a favorite location for exhibitions of magic and science. John Henry Pepper was here from 1848. In 1868, Henry Dircks devised the illusion which he and Pepper developed into "Pepper's Ghost". [G. Lamb, Victorian Magic, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1976, pp. 43?44 & 50.] Also in 1868, Charles Arthur (or Edward) Hooper first exhibited his automaton chess-player called Ajeeb [Carroll, p. 99]. It was also the location of the first photographic studio in Europe (1841) and the first film showings in England (1896).

Status: For Sale	Reference#: watch003
Condition: excellent	Year: 1850
Title: BJ Warner 18k Gold Minute Repeater Convertable Case English Duplex Fusee (1838-1881)

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