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Tower
Clock Collection Page Two
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| Philipp Hörz, Ulm, Germany, c. 1890's |
Philipp Hörz, Ulm, Germany, c. 1890's |
Ludwig Hainz, Prague, Czechoslovakia 1907 |
| Two train, Graham deadbeat escapement, count-wheel, half
and hour strike. Has 60 second Robin style endless chain remontoire. 30 hour
duration. 17.5"w x 18"h x 18"d |
Three train, modified Graham deadbeat with 'rolling anchor'
escape pallets. Count-wheel quarter strike. 30 hour duration. 25.5"w x
21"h x 22"d |
Three train, pinwheel escapement, 30 hour duration.
28"w x 28"h x 15"d. This clock was featured in the 2009 Oscar
nominated film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. |
| Louise-Delphin Odobey, Jura, France, 1897 |
Arsene Cretin, Morbier (Jura), France, 1903 |
William Potts, Leeds, England, 1900 |
| Three train, pinwheel escapement, rack & snail quarter
strike. 38.5"w x 19"h x 20"d |
Two train, pinwheel escapement, rack & snail, half &
hour strike with one minute warning to the hour. 38.5"w x 29"h x 26"d |
Single train, Double, three-legged gravity escapement
(Denison). 24"w x 24"h x 24"d |
| Seth Thomas #4, Connecticut, USA, 1909 |
Seth Thomas #7, Connecticut, USA, 1926 |
Seth Thomas #15 Connecticut, USA, 1910 |
| Single train, Graham deadbeat escapement. Movement with
original attached pillar. Movement 7.5"w x 17"h x 8"d, overall 52" h,
base 15" dia. |
Single train, Denison gravity escapement w/ 1 1/4 second
compensated pendulum. OEM electric rewinding and switch gear to drive slave clocks.
30"w x 89"h x 28"d. |
Two train, Graham deadbeat escapement, rack & snail, half
and hour strike. 64"h x 40"w x 28"d. Also shown below a smaller
single train #4 model. Compare it's size to #15's bell hammer behind
it. 7.5"w x 17"h x 8"d |
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