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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 nearly twelve thousand makers (1922)

Britten, F. J. (Frederick James), 1843-1913, Britten, Annie · London : E. & F. N. Spon · leaf 121

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and a fleur-de-lis midway between eachhour. The characteristicfeatures which note thedeparture from the earliest specimens are the glass panels in thesides of the case and the bronze feet, which give a better effectthan is obtained with the primitive flat hexagonal and octagonalclocks, besides… … Fig. 101.—Table Clock about 1580. Portable Timekeepers 105 applied subsequently to the manufacture of the piece, and as theoriginal balance-cock is retained, the spring is much cramped. Thebalance appears to be the original one, and is weighted with pieces ofmetal to keep the vibration suificiently…

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