Skeleton Clock Collection, Page Four

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Unknown, Italy, c. late 1400's.  W. Jackson, London, England. c. 1830. Edward Dent, London, England, c.1970s
Two train, folio escapement. Alle Romana and la ribatta strike sequence; count wheel controlled. Two train, Balance wheel with Debaufre (chaff cutter) deadbeat escapement. Count wheel strike. Single train, anchor escapement. Epicyclical motion works. Based on William Strutts' original design of 1820. Serial #32 of 100 made.

 

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Arnold, London, England, c.1870 Unknown, probably Belgian, c. 1860. Devon Clocks, England, c.1980's.
Single train, experimental detent chronometer design, jeweled pivots and endstones. Two train-but quarter strike w/ compound count-wheel,  anchor escapement, 3.75 minute Robert Robin chain remontoire. Exhibition piece. Small orrery showing the first 6 planets from the Sun.

 

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Gourdin, Mayat, France, mid 1800's Mercer, England, c. 1970's J.D. Moore, Vermilion, Ohio, USA, 1996.
Three train, Graham deadbeat escapement, count-wheel, quarter strike. Has 10 second swinging-frame style gravity remontoire. Fourteen day duration.  John Arnold detent chronometer escapement model. Earnshaw detent chronometer escapement model.

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