Clock

Clock

Any instrument other than a watch for measuring or indicating time, especially a mechanical or electronic device having a numbered dial and moving hands or a digital display.

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Monstrance clock

Chronometry; Clock

A monstrance is a vessel used in the Roman Catholic Church to display the consecrated bread; clocks are known made in a shape similar to that of this receptacle. The movement is placed in a drum ...

Parlour clock

Chronometry; Clock

The carved-case Victorian clock of the mid-to-late 1800s, typically made of walnut, designed to be placed on a shelf or mantel in the parlor.

Novelty clock

Chronometry; Clock

A small, often animated clock, usually in the shape of a familiar object.

A French provincial longcase clock, from Normandy. The clock industry in this area was established in the 17th century. centres such as Pontfarcy were making 30-hour clocks with short pendulums, but ...

Nocturnal

Chronometry; Clock

An instrument for finding the time by night from the position of the two 'pointers' of the Great Bear or Little Bear constellations. It consists of a wooden or metal disc with a handle, marked with ...

Nippers

Chronometry; Clock

Cutting tools consisting of a pair of jointed steel levers with hardened cutting edges which close together. They are used for cutting wire, small clock pins, etc. , and are shaped as end or side ...

Italian night clocks

Chronometry; Clock

The three Campani brothers, Giuseppe, Matteo and Pietro Tommaso, were, during the 17th century, inventors and first makers of Italian night clocks. The first night clocks were made for Pope Alexander ...