Skeleton Clock Collection, Page Five

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Edward Dent, London, England, c.1970s Carlo Croce, Cogorno, Italy, 2000. Mercer, England, c. 1970's
Single train, anchor escapement. Epicyclical motion works. Based on William Strutts' original design of 1820. Serial #32 of 100 made. Single train, Arnfield gravity escapement, Invar pendulum, jeweled movement, perpetual calendar, equation of time, moonphase. John Arnold detent chronometer escapement model.

 

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Devon Clocks, England, c.1980's. Unknown, Italy, c. late 1400's.  Timothy Brameld, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1981.
Small orrery showing the first 6 planets from the Sun. Two train, folio escapement. Alle Romana and la ribatta strike sequence; count wheel controlled. Possibly a unique example made on commision and based on a lighthouse clock made by James Clark in 1828 for the Cape Wrath Lighthouse, Scotland. 40 second remontoire and calendar work.

 

     

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