American horological journal, devoted to practical horology (1869)
Miller, George B · New York, G. B. Miller · leaf 275
n this way, is a greater facility of re-placing a broken or damaged jewel withoutregilding the plate or cock. This, however,does not weigh very heavy, because if a goodstock of jewel holes is within convenient reach,it will be easy to find one fitting into the oldsetting ; and even if this should… … taper, is adjusted into the hole in the plate,previously turned out, and then it is cut offat a length a little in excess of what it isrequired to be/ This setting now must begently driven into the hole in the plate tillthe proper end-shake is attained. The plate AMERICAN HOROLOGICAL JOURNAL. 267…
Clocks and watches
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