Old clocks and watches & their makers, being an historical and descriptive account of the different styles of clocks and watches of the past, in England and abroad, to which is added a list of ten thousand makers (1904)
Britten, F. J. (Frederick James), 1843-1913 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 289
Fig. 415.—One year clock byTompion. 274 ^^■^ Clocks and Watches and their Makers. The case, of ebony with silver mounts, is a fine piece of work inone piece, forming really a hood or cover, for it slides down over themovement and rests on the metal feet. The movement is in three portions ; the… … Fig. 416.—Travelling striking and jilarum watch by Tompion, actual size. is attached to the heavy scroll feet, and contains the two mainspringbarrels, the two fusees and the larger driving wheels. The middleportion behind the dial contains the smaller wheels and pinions ;while the verge escapement…
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