Italian copper-gilt chamber clock
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| Italian copper-gilt chamber clock | |
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| Manufacturer | Camerini, An Dni |
| Production years | 1656 |
| Production location | Italy |
This pendulum clock is signed ‘Camerini, An Dni 1656’; it has going and striking trains and probably had an alarm formerly.
[edit] How it works
It employs a light pendulum, but this is probably a later addition, as there are indications that the clock formerly had a verge and foliot balance.
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[edit] In the Science Museum's Records
Inv. No: 1954-185