. In Fig. 161 we have a departure from the road ordinarily pur-sued. Here we see an escapement combining two levers, inventedby the Chevalier de B6thune and applied by M. Thiout, master-horologist, at Paris in 1727. P P are the two levers or palletsseparately pivoted. Upon the axis V, of the lever… … Fig. 164 Fig. 165 regulating the opening between the pallets. The counter-weight Ccompels constant contact between the arms B B. The function isalways the same, the recoil and the impulsion operate upon the twopallets simultaneously. This escapement enjoyed a certain degreeof success, having been…
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