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When signed, they usually bear the name on the dial and could be the bronzier's name as well as the retailer's name or the movement maker. A small clock, usually covered by a glass bell, could cost 150 francs and 7.000 [5] francs for the biggest works intended to decorate the halls of palaces and big houses. The total price comprised the work ...
I honestly cannot think of anything you have missed regarding the care, conservation, and restoration of clocks. You have taken in account the typical media used in the creation of clocks and systematically address the risks for the media individually, as well as the risks inherent in the clock as an object with a specific and repetitive function.
Conservation experts advise clocks need to be serviced regularly. A clock is a complex mechanical contraption made of a variety of materials and with many small moving parts. [10] Even under perfect conditions lubricants deteriorate. Clocks should be examined and re-lubricated every three years.
The clock dial has been dated to either the building phases of 1405 or 1467-83, [27] or to the installation of the Brunner clockwork in 1527-30. [28] Ueli Bellwald notes that the planisphere uses a southern projection, as was characteristic for 15th-century astronomical clocks; all later such clocks use a northern projection.
Salisbury Cathedral clock, restored. The Salisbury Cathedral clock is a large iron-framed tower clock without a dial, in Salisbury Cathedral, England.Thought to date from about 1386, it is a well-preserved example of the earliest type of mechanical clock, called verge and foliot clocks, and is said to be the oldest working clock in the world, [1] although similar claims are made for other clocks.
The dial rotated anticlockwise against a fixed pointer, showing mean time, and could be adjusted if necessary by intervals of 10 minutes of time by sliding out a pinion of 12 teeth that meshed with the 144 teeth of the main dial. On each side of the clock dial was a fixed plate or 'tabula orientii', graduated with months and days of the Julian ...
Classic cars are passion projects, symbols of a bygone era and investments that can pay off handsomely -- but they often come with hidden costs. Whether you're restoring a vintage car as a project ...
The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town Hall in the Old Town Square.The clock mechanism has three main components – the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; statues of various Catholic saints stand on either side of the clock; "The Walk of the Apostles", an hourly show of moving Apostle figures ...