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Dent London 1882 No.042


steven

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I'd like to share with you this unique clock which was on my work bench couple of years ago. Here's some photos and a video clip to show how it works.

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At the middle of the wood case is the keyhole.

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Pendulum is at the back

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Under the case is the power reserve system

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The wheel train of the clock

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The steel ball drops into the slide and rolls down into the cup which is brought up to the top by controlled release of power from the bottom case. Then into a spacer at the top of the clock.

I've no idea where this clock is made in as it's not stated anywhere on the clock? Could it be London as indicate by it's name?

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What a fabulous piece of horology Stephen, many thanks for taking the time to show us it.

I believe it was indeed made by Dent in London, who also made slightly bigger clocks...........The one fitted in Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster, affectionately known as "Big Ben" after the largest of its bells.

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This clock looks as if it has a dead beat escapement, that means it has no recoil. With an anchor escapement the second hand moving from second to second moves slightly back with each beat this is the recoil with a dead beat escapement it does not. Vienna wall clocks have dead beat escapements and I'm not talking about the cheep German movement wall clocks. Regulator clocks always have dead beat escapements.

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That got me reading up on dead beat escapement vs anchor escapement. Oldhippy, you're right about the clock's escapement.

When I got the clock for repair, someone had fouled up the power reserve mechanism. I had to figure it out. And then the steel balls didn't slide into the cups but rolled all over the base. It was due to the wrong alignment of the cups at the end of the slide.

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