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English eight-day Watchman's clock by Bellefontaine, London, in wooden case, with one door-key and one winder, 1800-1834. A bell sounds every quarter-hour, a watchman must then press the knob on the top which drives in the pin. The disk carrying the pins creates a visible record of when knobs were pressed, thus watchman were awake.
Details
- Category:
- Time Measurement
- Object Number:
- 1957-45
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
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overall: 450 mm x 300 mm x 200 mm,
- type:
- clock
- credit:
- Mr. F. B. Royer-Collard
