Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Wall |
Catalog Number |
91.50 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
Precision Regulator |
Date |
1948 |
Description |
c. 1948 Clemens Riefler dial Type A-3 precision regulator. Time only movement with gravity escapement. Fully jeweled movement with knife edge suspension on agate. Powered by dry cell batteries. Glass dial reads, "Clemens Riefler / No. 702 / Neselwang / 1948" and has Arabic numbers. Dial painted onto glass door in yellow and black paint. Bob reads, "Riefler / Munchen / DRP / 100870 / 3472." Barometric compensator mounted on pendulum. Movement housed in glass case with arched glass door. |
Maker |
Clemens Riefler |
Material |
brass, wood, glass |
Place of Origin |
Nesselwang, Germany |
Notes |
For further information and photograph of movement, reference Precision Pendulum Clocks: France, Germany, America and Recent Advancements by Derek Roberts, Schiffler Publishing, 2004, pages 119-149. |