Unusual full Westminster 2 train clock origin unkown ?
I'm about to start work on the following clock Its a two train full Westminster strike clock I'm unsure of the origins of this clock but would presume that it is French although the seller suggested it was made by Mauthe and of German origin but I have never seen a movement like it before. The striking train is controlled by a differential gear which locks out the chime train once it has finished its sequence on the hour thus allowing it to strike the hours.
The differential gearing used in
It was a Ebay purchase I was drawn to the ingenious solution to getting a full Westminster strike from a two train clock, when its running it works extremely well but like all these two train Westminster clocks it has a huge spring on the strike train.
I have had further correspondence with the seller he states that he thinks it Mauthe because he has had a similar movement that was stamped Mauthe
" I`ve had a Mauthe clock before which was stamped, but the movements were very similar.