1976 Thwaites & Reed Rolling Ball Clock. Case having a mahogany base with felt top, brass tubular posts and railing with spherical brass finials, a long slanted track on top of the case feeds the steel balls down into a double disk spoked paddle wheel below, the weight of the ball rotates the wheel clockwise which drives the clock movement; when the ball reaches the bottom of the wheel, it is dropped down through a brass cylinder and directed into the felt covered reserve area below; silvered dial having black incised Roman numeral hours, brass disc center, brass signature tag for “Thwaites & Reed, London, England” and pierced black hands; housed in a plastic cube cover