Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Shelf |
Catalog Number |
76.16.1 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
Regulator |
Date |
c. 1802 |
Description |
Eight day, double dial, regulator. Silvered dials, 6"in diameter, signed Jsh. Oudin . One dial has a seconds ring (1-60) which indicates true seconds. The dial on the opposite side has a subsidiary ring (1,5,10,15) the hand advancing every 5 seconds and making one revoulution in 15 seconds. Gridiron compensating pendulum, the regulating nut with and engraved numbered scale. A small silvered scale to indicate temperature (5 thru 25) and lettered Froid and Chaud is attached to the pendulum. The indicating needle is missing. Weight hangs to one side over a pulley. ( This may be a later modification.) |
Maker |
Joseph Oudin |
Material |
Wood, glass brass steel |
Place of Origin |
Paris, France |
Notes |
A 28487 6 slides in slide cabinet 1 Cmd |