weight-driven clock / eight-day clock / cover / clock-stand / chronometer clock

Object types
weight-driven clock (all objects)
eight-day clock (all objects)
cover (scope note | all objects)
clock-stand (all objects)
chronometer clock (all objects)

Escapement
spring detent (all objects)
Materials
metal (all objects)
Techniques
ormolu (all objects)
Production person
Made by Edward Funnell (biographical details | all objects)
Production place
Made in Brighton (all objects)
Date
1855-1865

Description
EIGHT-DAY SPRING DRIVEN MANTEL REGULATOR WITH REMONTOIRE/DETENT ESCAPEMENT AND COMPENSATION PENDULUM.
:
Spring-driven eight-day regulator with skeletonised plates separated by large ringed pillars secured by screws. Movement with going barrel and four wheel going train, the fourth wheel mounted in front of the dial and carrying the seconds hand. A form of spring detent escapement with remontoire. The impulse imparted to the pendulum via a steel 10-tooth escape wheel. Gridiron pendulum with a thermometer mounted in the pendulum bob.
:
Lacquered brass dial for centre seconds. The hours and minutes are indicated on a secondary dial mounted lower down on the skeletonised frame. Blued steel hands.
:
Rectangular black marble plinth and ormolu base with foliate bracket feet.
Plastic cover and wooden stand.

Dial with painted legend "Remontoir Chronometer Designed & made by Edward Funnell BRIGHTON".

TRAIN-COUNT. [***NB see curator's comment below]
Gt wheel 120
2nd wheel 162/12
3rd wheel 150/10
4th wheel 180/10
Fly 6

Co-axial remontoire wind up
wheels 60 & 60
Remontoire wheel 60
Escape wheel 30/10

Idle gear driven from 2nd wheel 150
Canon pinions 40/40
Minute wheel 40/7
Hour wheel 71
NB ****** [see curator's comment below]

Inscriptions
Inscription Type: inscription
Inscription Language:
Inscription Content: Remontoir Chronometer Designed & made by Edward Funnell BRIGHTON
[formerly painted on an escutcheon on the dial]


Dimensions
Height: 48.5 centimetres
Width: 31.5 centimetres
Depth: 14 centimetres