Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Wall |
Catalog Number |
75.32.1 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
musical clock |
Date |
c. 1770 |
Description |
Hanging wooden movement and dial with wood gears and frame. Eight glass bells mounted on top of movement. Three weights with pendulum hanging in front of dial. Carved and painted dial with roman numerals. White central dial flanked by gold leaf lions on a blue and red background. |
Maker |
unknown |
Material |
Wood, iron, glass |
Place of Origin |
Germany |
Notes |
Pulley and small weight in one box, and wheel in another box both in 101.WATCH91-11 A 0/0/75 clock²gear 7 slides in slide cabinet 1 Three train striking and musical clock , all wooden wheels, iron lantern pinions. wood frame. Musical train has wooden barrel pinned for six tunes, played on nine glass bells. Bells are hung from a two-tiered wood frame, the top tier has a row of three bells and a row of two bells. The bottom tier has two rows of two bells. The bells are struck with wood hammers. Strikes the quarter hours and plays any one of six manually selected tunes through twice on the hour.. Verge escapement with a "Kuhnschwantz" or cows tail pendulum in front of the dial. Brass hands. One piece carved gesso, gold and silver leaf wooden amorial dial. Two lions flank the 6 1/2" dial. |