Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Shelf |
Catalog Number |
80.69.10 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
Skeleton |
Date |
1979 |
Description |
c.1979 - Beeler Six-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 "Made and designed by Fred A. Beeler, Kalamazoo Mi. Clock #39. Completed November 24, 1979." |
Maker |
Fred A. Beeler |
Material |
brass |
Place of Origin |
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA |