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Watch and clock escapements; (1904)

Philadelphia, The Keystone · leaf 46

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hrough the plate, where theyare held by screws, the same as in American movements.The pillars (like H) can be riveted in the lowerplate A, but we think most workmen will find it moresatisfactory to employ screws, as shown atFig. 29. The heads of such screws shouldbe about ^i in diameter and nicely… … Fie. 28 x Fig. 89 IMITATION RUBIES FOR CAPPING THE TOP PIVOTS. The top pivots to the escape wheel should be capped withimitation rubies for appearance sake only, letting the cap settingsbe red gold, or brass red gilded. If real twelve-karat gold isemployed the cost will not be much, as the settings…

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