English, single fusee, skeleton timepiece in a cathedral shaped frame, with shaped baluster pillars, and with a round glass dome.
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24 October 2024
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This is an interesting clock, however a close examination reveals that was converted to a skeleton movement from an 8 day fusee round dial pub clock that had solid gears. A clever workman has spoked each of these wheels out to have 5 spokes, but he was not careful enough, as some spokes are much narrower than others, and the rim portion of the wheels is not uniform. he also had to raise the frame on 2 screws so the pendulum would not scrape the base while running. The fusee chain has been replaced with brass cable.
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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English, single fusee, skeleton timepiece in a cathedral shaped frame, with shaped baluster pillars, and with a round glass dome. This is an interesting clock, however a close examination reveals that was converted to a skeleton movement from an 8 day fusee round dial pub clock that had solid gears. A clever workman has spoked each of these wheels out to have 5 spokes, but he was not careful enough, as some spokes are much narrower than others, and the rim portion of the wheels is not uniform. he also had to raise the frame on 2 screws so the pendulum would not scrape the base while running. The fusee chain has been replaced with brass cable.
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