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Horizontal table clock with hour-striking and alarum; verge escapement with modified balance and later balance spring and regulator; hour-striking train driven by a going-barrel; going train driven by a barrel and fusee with gut line; worm wheel set-up of mainspring for regulating purposes; alarm train also powered by going-barrel; silver chapter-ring and alarum disc; blued steel hands; case of gilded brass with movement inserted from beneath, dial showing through aperture in case top; movement and base are retained by two latches; four lion feet may not be original. TRAIN-COUNTS. Going. Gt wheel 64 with pinion of 8 driving hour-wheel of 48 2nd wheel 54/7 Contrate 48/7 Escape 17/6 Striking. Gt wheel 56 2nd wheel 48/6 arbor with pinion of report of 4 to count-wheel of .... Hoop wheel 36/6 4th wheel 32/6 Warning wheel 24/6 Fly 6 Alarm. Gt wheel 32 Contrate 42/7 Crown 15/6 This view is dial.
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