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Artifact
Clock
Description
- Carved teak clock and wall mount.
- Floral designs cover most of the clock and mount. A peacock sits at the top of the clock and two dragons form the supports for the wall mount.
Background Information
- Commissioned in Burma (modern Myanmar) by International Driller George Miller, who worked there for the Imperial Oil Company from 1915 until 1917.
- The clock works were procured by Batley, a jeweller on Front St., Sarnia, from a clock maker in Kitchener. Mr. W.J. Miller was employed by Batley at the time and it was he who fitted the clock.
Map Location
Latitude: 16° 47' 25.649" N
Longitude: 96° 8' 46.19" E
Longitude: 96° 8' 46.19" E
Date
1915Dimensions
inches
Length:
22.0
Width:
10.0
Height:
61.0
Events, Places, People
- George Miller
- Myanmar