Large Electric Railway Clock by Gent of Leicester

An striking antique painted steel railway station clock.
Made in Leicester, England circa 1960 by prolific electric clock maker Gents of Leicester.
Stunning industrial design with steel casing retaining the original aged black paint and beautiful distressed ageing to the hand painted face which is 24 inch in diameter with the typical Gents font and tapered batton hands.
Push and turn knob to base of the clock for setting the clocks hands.
Installed in many public buildings such as railway, tram and bus depots along with factories and military facilities these clocks have seen decades of history pass bye and possess character that cannot be replicated.
A stunning feature piece for any wall space bring a little industrial chic that can work both private and commercial interiors.
The clock has a new high torque mains movement installed (240v) or can be potentially converted to a battery operated quartz movement at the buyer request.
A 240v to 110v step down transformer can be supplied to US customers on request
The artists figure in the images is 6ft 1″ to give a representation of scale.
Technical Details

Movement
240v AC mains powered movement

Clock Face Width
24 Inch (600 mm)

Overall Width
27 Inch (700 mm)

Depth
100 mm

Colour / Materials

Black Painted Steel / Glass

Weight
11 kg