Mahogany Wall Clock

Congregation Yeshuat Israel wrote (about 1760) to the Bevis Marks Congregation in London for donations to complete the synagogue. The congregation was unable to send funds, but later sent the two charity boxes (tzedakah boxes) which are affixed to the columns at the entrance to the Synagogue and also the clock which is on the railing of the women's gallery. [Rabbi Lewis, pg. 282-83]

During the 2005-2006 restoration, the face was removed, resurfaced, and the fragmented lacquer in the numerals was in-painted. Face cover was restructured with long bronze rods and wood dowels inserted internally from the faces of the breaks occurring along the grain boundaries. The hinge was backed up with a brass support plate hidden at the rear of the case’s wood fascia. The glass grouting was removed and replaced with a brass ring, painted to match the wood. The lower mounting hole was reinforced by a brass back plate in the rear of the wood, and a short brass tube liner for the hole. Gaps were in-filled with color-matched resin. Entire surface was cleaned with mineral spirits and high quality museum grade wax was applied.