Brearley, Harry Chase, 1870-, Ingersoll, Robt. H., & Bro · New York, Pub. by Doubleday, Page & Co. for Robert H. Ingersol & Bros. · leaf 359
cture has been dis-continued—it is theoldest form of Englishclock still doing ser-vice. Its main featureis the endless chaindrive. These clocksrun thirty hours. Clock, Bracket—A form of clock verypopular in England during the reign ofCharles II, made to stand on a bracketor table and intended to be… … CLOCK, BIRD-CAGE woods, with circular lines one inch apart. Thecandle would burn one inch every twentyminutes or three inches an hour. Inven-tion credited to King Alfred the Great. Clock, Grandfathers orLong-Case—A tall clock with ananchor escapement popular thru-out the later 18th and early19th…
Time measurements · Clocks and watches
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