Lord Provost of Glasgow, has been in compnunication with the Duke of York in regard to the character of the gift from Glasgow on the occasion of his marriage. The Duke amd Lady Elizabeth have now chosen a valuable andi historic clock, and a beautiful and artistic old cabinet.
The clock is one of the finest old clocks ever produced in Scotland. It was made by John Smith, Pittenwoom, in 1804, and it appears he made it in the hope that it would be acquired by George IIT. It shows the hours, minute, and second in the usual way, the day of the week, the day of the month, the phases of the moon, and the day of her age. It has " carillon of sixteen bells on which it chimes the quarter, half-hour, and three-quarters, and has eight different changes: of these chimes. At the forth quarter it plays an air and then strikes the hour. It has a selection of eight airs.
At three, six, nine, and twelve o'clock, after striking the hour, it plays march, and at an opening in the right-hand dial, which represents. Whitehall, appears and passes round in procession figures of the King, Queen, and all the members of the Royal Family as at 1804. As the King appears, a troop of Horse Guards. canter round. On Sundays. there is no march or procession, these actions being automatically stopped during that day. nee, and stands on a mahogany he clock itself is 4ft. 9iu. in
pedestal 3ft, sin. high. It bears the inscription "Presented to his Royal Highness the Duke of York and the Lady Elibabeth Bowes-Lyon by the citizens of Glasgow on the occasion of their marriage, 26th April, 1923." sent to the bride, is a small esori-With the clock, as a personal pre. toire and jewel cabinet made of various fine woods decorated with gilt bronze mounts and embellished with plaques of Sévres porcelain enamelled with figure subjects.
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