the hands. In ouropinion, tails should never be made on minute hands, whenthey can be avoided, and in cases where tails cannot be dis-pensed with, they should invariably be colored the same asthe ground of the dial. In almost every instance, however,minute hands may be balanced in the inside, as is… … Fig. 150. Showing counterpoise on arbor of minute hand in tower clock. 444 THE MODERN CLOCK. addition to rendering the hands more distinct, the clocks re-quire less power to keep them going than when the handsare balanced from the outside. Tower clock hands are generally made of copper,…
Clocks and watches
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