American horological journal, devoted to practical horology (1869)
Miller, George B · New York, G. B. Miller · leaf 289
ut up in the centre, and the width be-tween the pallets is adjusted by a screw, as isshown in the diagram. In adjusting an escapement, perhaps itmay be advisable to mention that moving thepallets closer together, or opening themwider, will only adjust the drop on the oneside, while the other drop… … an encentric bush, riveted in the frame justtight enough to be turned by a screw-driver.Figure 10 shows another plan, which issimply pieces of brass fastened on the insideof the frames. The pivots of the pallet axiswork in holes in these pieces, and an adjust-ment of great accuracy is obtained by…
Clocks and watches
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