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April 2005
| This month we are excited to present one of the earliest horological treasures we have obtained in our 30 years of restoring and selling antique clocks. | |
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clock is historically significant, mechanically fascinating and
aesthetically pleasing. It was made in Germany approximately 335
years ago. It is a rare example of a complicated domestic clock
made entirely of iron with 3 weight driven gear trains, striking
on two large, exposed iron bells with alarm. The 3 cast iron driving
weights may not be the originals but appear to be of the period
and are of an interesting shape with distinct logos cast into each
one. The case is beautifully painted iron with a falconer hunt scene on one side, an allegorical scene showing a clockmaker on the other side and family coats of arms on the dial. There is a minute and hour hand, alarm disc and cow-tail pendulum, swinging in front of the hands, driven by a crown wheel verge escapement. |
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| This
is one of the earliest examples of a clock incorporating a pendulum
which revolutionized the accuracy of early clocks. C. 1670. |
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