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 48
, may be seen in action atSouth Kensington Museum. Except for the quarter striking part and Weight Clocks 31 the lunation work, the movement is identical with that of De Vicksclock, presently to be described. Another clock attributed to Lightfoot was erected at Wimborne inDorsetshire. The dial as… … Fig. 24.—Dial of Wimborne Clock. profile. There was but one hand, and that in its revolution round adial-plate indicated the hours. A heavy weight tied to a rope, whichwas wound round a cylinder or barrel, served as the power to causethe hand to revolve ; but the hand, instead of being fixed to the…
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