Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Shelf |
Catalog Number |
80.69.9 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
Skeleton, base only |
Date |
1979 |
Description |
c.1979 - Beeler Four-Legged Gravity Escapement Dr. Beeler made models of gravity escapements with three, four, and six legs. The gravity escapement is used frequently on precision regulators with seconds beating pendulums and can be found on several models of the Howard Tower Clock. Engraved on back of dial "Clock #38 completed october 31, 1979. Made and designed by Fred A. Beeler, Kalamazoo Mi." |
Maker |
Fred A. Beeler |
Material |
wood, brass |
Place of Origin |
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA |
Notes |
Dr. Beeler made models of gravity escapements with three, four, and six legs. The gravity escapement is used most frequently on prescision regulators with seconds beating pendulums and can also be found on several models of the Howard Tower Clock. |