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Record Ref: 25
Category: Clock
Manufacturer: Gabriel Smith, Nantwich
Country: England

Year: Circa 1735-40
Number of gear trains: 2
Plates - material: Brass
Plates - shape: Square/Rectangular
Manufacturers marks:
Plates - size (mm):
132 x 185
Escapement type:
Recoil
Striking method: Countwheel
Timekeeping Pendulum
Primary motive force:
Weight
Tunes:
Notes:
The clock is a 5 pillar movement with, unusually, the pillars screwed into the back plate.The countwheel is internally mounted on the strike great wheel.


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