A front winding makura-dokei with pendulum
A front winding makura-dokei with pendulum
Mid-19th century
The outer case with glazed front and side panels, the back panel with large rectangular sound fret, raised on molded base with bracket feet, triple loop handle, the dial with rotating chapter ring with adjustable hour and half hour numerals reading against a fixed steel hand, on an engraved dial plate with twin winding apertures, flanked by turned brass pillars, the movement with standing barrels, verge escapement with crown wheel mounted above the case, bob pendulum, six hour count wheel mounted on the back plate 7 ½ in (19 cm) height of outer case
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A front winding makura-dokei with pendulum
Mid-19th century
The outer case with glazed front and side panels, the back panel with large rectangular sound fret, raised on molded base with bracket feet, triple loop handle, the dial with rotating chapter ring with adjustable hour and half hour numerals reading against a fixed steel hand, on an engraved dial plate with twin winding apertures, flanked by turned brass pillars, the movement with standing barrels, verge escapement with crown wheel mounted above the case, bob pendulum, six hour count wheel mounted on the back plate 7 ½ in (19 cm) height of outer case