Fig. 107. Quarter chiming snail strike, Englisli fusee movement. 342 THE MODERN CLOCK. raise the quarter lifting piece, which raises the quarterrack hook and the quarter warning lever at the same time,thus warning and dropping the quarter rack; as soon asthe lifting piece drops, the warning lever… … Fig. 108. Eight day snail half hour strike, French system, strikingtrain locked. One, two, three, or four quarters are chimed accordingto the position of the quarter snail, wdiich turns with theminute wheel. At the time for striking the hour (whenthe quarter rack is allowed to fall its greatest…
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