Brearley, Harry Chase, 1870-, Ingersoll, Robt. H., & Bro · New York, Pub. by Doubleday, Page & Co. for Robert H. Ingersol & Bros. · leaf 139
in their little home shops, making some singlewatch-part and making it extremely well, while the so-called manufacturer bought up these separate parts, andassembled them into watches. What was the fusee that brought about such a change ?Not much to look at, surely—merely a short cone with aspiral… … ^Mainspring ^Barrel and Fusee is why it was a great invention. Some one has said thatanyone can invent a complicated machine to do a piece ofwork, but it takes real brains to make a simple machinethat will do the same work. The shaft of the fusee was attached to the great wheelwhich drove the…
Time measurements · Clocks and watches
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