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id: 38340
type: PRODUCT
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  | | | | +--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | | P U | - 1 | - 6 | -14 | - 6 | | | | +--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+


id: 45883
type: WORK_OF_ART
entity:
  THE PENDULUM ROD 169 63 QUARTER OR CHIME CLOCK 171 64 GAS WHEEL FOR ILLUMINATED DIAL 172 65 NEST OF BEVELLED WHEELS


# bib

id: 15569
title: The Cuckoo Clock
author: Molesworth, Mrs.
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  "It isn''t for that I want it," said Griselda; "it''s for the light I like "There is a cuckoo somewhere in the house," said Griselda; "I heard it "Good little cuckoo," said Miss Grizzel. "Dorcas, I''m tired of being told I''m like Miss Sybilla," said Griselda, "Good evening, cuckoo," said Griselda, when he had finished. "Good morning, then, cuckoo," said Griselda. "Hush!" said the cuckoo; and looking up, Griselda saw a number of Somehow, when the cuckoo said "eh?" like that, Griselda was obliged to "Shut your eyes for a minute, Griselda," said the cuckoo''s voice beside "Come up on to the bank," said the cuckoo to Griselda; "you''ll see them "What do you know about the cuckoo?" said Griselda. "Thank you, cuckoo," said Griselda again; "but I can''t say I like this "No," said Griselda, "I''m not cold; but somehow, cuckoo, I feel a little


id: 21035
title: The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch
author: Reed, Talbot Baines
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  "Good-bye, dear," said the old lady, as Charlie proceeded to get I say, do you think my watch is a good one?" said Charlie, "She was very kind to me," said Charlie, not liking to hear his friend "Not so bad as that, Joe," said Charlie; "but I say, isn''t Tom Drift a "Oh!" said Tom, "I had a new hat coming from Tiler''s, so I got old of fives with his friend Jim, a small boy came to him and said that Tom Jim, old boy, he''s made it up at last, and we''re friends, Tom Drift and "Here''s a go, Charlie!" said Tom, turning to his young companion. "Let''s have a last look at him," said Charlie, as Tom was getting into "Look here, Tom!" said Charlie, showing me. "Now, Tom," said Charlie, "you must look to my wound." "Charlie," said Tom Drift, "this little fellow is worrying me for a


id: 20317
author: Hall, Eugene Edward
txt: ./txt/20317.txt
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  staff, from the steel to the jewels, and their relation to the pivots, points, not only as regards staffs, but pivots also, whether applied to a Select a piece of Stubb''s steel wire, say No. 46, or a little larger than the largest part of the finished staff is to too hard to work well under the graver nor too soft for the pivots. of a staff while in a split chuck, cut it off and turned and finished the apply the gauge to the new staff, as shown in Fig. 10, and the taper end finish all the lower portion of the staff while the work was held in the shown the correct manner of applying the graver when turning a pivot. When the staff is finished from the lower pivot to the seat of the undertake to do this work, there are but few who can pivot a staff in

title:
  A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting Containing Complete Directions for Making and Fitting New Staffs from the Raw Material


id: 17021
author: Anonymous
txt: ./txt/17021.txt
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  pallet at the point _f_; and the escape wheel turning in the direction the ratchet-tooth lever escapement: We draw the face of the teeth at an Fig. 9, two teeth of a ratchet-tooth escape wheel reduced one-half; This arc of one and one-half degrees of escape-wheel movement is a ratchet-tooth pallets so as to utilize but ten degrees of escape-wheel the arc of the escape wheel which is utilized by the pallet action. ratchet-tooth lever escapement with circular pallets and ten degrees of locking face of the entrance pallet as shown at Fig. 84, then the draw escape-wheel teeth and cylinder that each half of the tooth space shall indicated by the radial line _e x_ the point of the escape-wheel tooth of the tooth, and the arc passing through the point of the escape-wheel of an escape-wheel tooth we draw the line _C d_, from the point of the

title:
  Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology


id: 855
title: Clocks
author: Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
txt: ./txt/855.txt
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summary:
  and that knows it is wrong, and glories in it; and there is the clock thought the world had come to an end; everything was so death-like! The man who can live in the same house with one of these clocks, and there were any difference in time between that clock and the sun, you "Well, the clock in the dining-room says a quarter past two." simple truth concerning it, people think I am exaggerating. We discussed the clock, and Buggles said how he loved the sound of its we have a clock like that?" She said it would seem like having some one respect.) It was the quaintest and most old-fashioned clock he had They said that was my clock. The next day the clock struck thirteen four times and this cheered within the same hour, and at other times it will go for half-a-day


id: 38340
title: Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches
author: Kleinlein, Walter J. (Walter John)
txt: ./txt/38340.txt
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summary:
  If a watch rates slow in heat compared to cold it is necessary to Wind and set the watch to correct time, place it in the heat box and watch requires a correction of + or the number of seconds indicated, alteration may be required before a close position rate can be _How to Find the Correct Collet Pinning Point for Any Watch._ _How to Find the Correct Collet Pinning Point for Any Watch._ close and the watch is in good condition with the balance in poise, it spread the pins slightly, re-time the watch and rate it in the same _Percentage of Watches Requiring Correction of Position Rates._ After timing the watch closely it was tested in three positions and pins caused a gaining rate of two seconds per hour in the mean time. correct and the next position test showed a variation of four seconds


id: 44838
title: Time and Its Measurement
author: Arthur, James
txt: ./txt/44838.txt
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summary:
  Japanese Clock with Vertical Dial Having Curved Lines, Weight the clock half an hour forward." In those days work commenced at six best practical way in this day is to use a watch set to local time [Illustration: Fig. 14--Japanese Striking Clock with Weight and Short [Illustration: Fig. 16--Japanese Clock with Vertical Dial, Weight and [Illustration: Fig. 18--Japanese Clock with Vertical Dial Having [Illustration: Fig. 22--Dial of Japanese Astronomical Clock] given day, or night, this dial has a _last long hour_ in each case, point of time marked by the striking of the clock. our 24-hour clock time. One mean time clock day of 24 hours, which has been explained hours clock time; and since motion is relative, it is permissible to local day it would be 12 o''clock breakfast time in New York; but in [Illustration: Fig. 46--Universal Time Dial Set for Four Places]


id: 45772
title: Chats on Old Clocks
author: Hayden, Arthur
txt: ./txt/45772.txt
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summary:
  CHAPTER III.--THE LONG-CASE CLOCK--THE PERIOD OF VENEER AND In _Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers_, by the late F. marquetry on long-case clocks--No common origin of design--Le marquetry on long-case clocks--No common origin of design--Le style réfugié--Derivative nature of marquetry clock-cases--The style réfugié--Derivative nature of marquetry clock-cases--The form the long-case or "grandfather" clock is as Dutch as the tiles Side showing panel in common use by cabinet-makers and clock-case THE LONG-CASE CLOCK--THE PERIOD OF LACQUER THE LONG-CASE CLOCK--THE PERIOD OF LACQUER [Illustration: LONG-CASE CLOCK WITH LACQUER DECORATION. period clock-case, we illustrate several types showing reflections Other names of Liverpool makers found on long-case clocks are William A long-case eight-day clock finely decorated in marquetry, in date [Illustration: LONG-CASE EIGHT-DAY CLOCK. [Illustration: LONG-CASE EIGHT-DAY CLOCK. [Illustration: LONG-CASE EIGHT-DAY CLOCK. [Illustration: LONG-CASE EIGHT-DAY CLOCK. [Illustration: LONG-CASE CLOCK WITH RARE OVAL DIAL. makers--Character of Scottish clocks--Irish clockmakers: Dublin, makers--Character of Scottish clocks--Irish clockmakers: Dublin,


id: 45883
title: Time and Time-Tellers
author: Benson, James W., active 1857-1887
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summary:
  In Queen Elizabeth''s time the clock was changed for a dial 1. Toothed wheel-work was known in ancient times, and particularly to | [Illustration: Ancient Silver Dial and Gold-cased Watch. At this time of day, when watches strikes the hours even in the pocket; the _Clock-Watch Repeater_, The MERIDIAN WATCH shows the time of day in any number of places in REGULATOR CLOCKS are, as we have said, the most perfect time-pieces In order to set the Clock to the hour of the day, the minute-hand If, at any future time, the Clock should require regulating, the small which winding the clock could be made to keep time with great the dial to time, are two springs or keys to keep in place a wheel |Seconds which stand against that day, and make your Clock or Watch so| |the Dial marks just an hour, as 9, 10, 11, 1, 2, 3, or 4 o''clock.


