Time and Time-TellersBenson, James W., active 1857-1887
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Time and Time-Tellers
Benson, James W., active 1857-1887
Clocks and watches
30 PERPETUAL CALENDAR, KEYLESS 96
31 COMPLICATED DITTO AND INDEPENDENT SECONDS 97
32 THE MERIDIAN WATCH 99
ESCAPEMENTS TO WATCHES.
33 THE VERGE ESCAPEMENT 78
34 THE HORIZONTAL DO. 79
35 THE DUPLEX DO. 80
36 THE LEVER DO. 81
37 THE CHRONOMETER DO. 83
BALANCES, ETC.
38 COMPENSATION BALANCE 85
39 OLD BALANCE CLOCK 108
40 CLOCK SPRING 109
41 RACK STRIKING WORK 113
42 BACK OF FRENCH CLOCK 116
43 CARRIAGE CLOCK 118
45 ENGLISH ORMOLU CLOCKS 120-22
46 TELL-TALE CLOCK 123
CLOCK ESCAPEMENTS.
47 CROWN WHEEL ESCAPEMENT 147
48 ANCHOR DO. 148
49 DEAD BEAT DO. 149
50 FRENCH SINGLE-PIN ESCAPEMENT 150
51 THREE LEGG'D GRAVITY DO. 151
52 DOUBLE DITTO DITTO 154
TURRET CLOCKS.
53 WELLS CATHEDRAL CLOCK 135
54 OLD ST DUNSTAN'S DO. 137
55 ST JAMES'S PALACE DO. 138
56 ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL DO. 140
57 ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL DO. 141
58 MEMORIAL TURRET CLOCK DIAL 157
59 MODERN TURRET CLOCK MOVEMENT 164
60 " " HOUR WHEEL AND SNAIL 166
61 " " THE RACK 168
62 " " THE PENDULUM ROD 169
63 QUARTER OR CHIME CLOCK 171
64 GAS WHEEL FOR ILLUMINATED DIAL 172
65 NEST OF BEVELLED WHEELS CARRYING HANDS 173
66 HAMMER AND BELL 174
67 BENSON'S GREAT CLOCK. THE EXTERIOR 175
68 " " " THE MOVEMENT 176
69 SUN-DIAL 180
TIME AND TIME-TELLERS.
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