C.1856 English, 8-Day Fusee World Time zone, fusee timepiece.

C.1856 English, 8-Day Fusee World Time zone, fusee timepiece. The refinished mahogany and mahogany veneered case with brass inlay is in pretty good condition with a couple of small repairs, and with some of the veneer on the outer edges of the octagon lifting (needs gluing). The brass inlay is almost completely intact, except for a bird on the upper left corner of the center section is missing part of it's tail. The timepiece utilizes a typical heavy duty fusee movement (cable drive) with a rotating painted dial divided into two 12 hour segments, that is attached to the hour pipe and moves around at 1/24 the speed of the minute hand (normal is 1/12) to show time in various parts of the world (all major cities, such as London, Bombay, St. Petersburg, San Francisco, Montreal, Pekín (Bejing) are included). The hole in the center dial comes around every 24 hours to uncover the winding arbor. Height 28 inches