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Table clock with alarum attachment; verge escapement with 'dumb-bell' balance; striking-train for hours 1-12 or 1-6 as selected; dial has four chapter-rings to indicate the hours by the various contemporary methods in use; steel movement has elaborately engraved brass overlay to back plate; alarum mechanism requires winding once a week, and shuts itself off automatically after a set period. The square case is elaborately decorated around the sides with scenes depicting 'Orpheus charming the Animals'
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