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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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Triple-decker shelf clock
Chronometry; Clock
A late 20th-century name given to a series of different Empire designs of American shelf case. They were introduced at Bristol, Connecticut, c. 1830 to market the eight-day weight strap brass ...
Trumpeter clock
Chronometry; Clock
The cuckoo clock was well established in the Black Forest by the mid 19th century, but a new product was needed to capture new markets. Jakob Bäuerle in Furtwangen had the idea of using a current of ...
Tubular bell chime
Chronometry; Clock
Long hollow tubes which, when struck by small hammers powered by the clock movement, produce the chime melody and strike the hour.
Turkish market
Chronometry; Clock
During the 18th century a large trade was built up between Turkey and England. Turkish-market watches are more common than clocks; both had dials with Turkish numerals and often Turkish signatures on ...
Türmchenuhren
Chronometry; Clock
A German expression meaning 'little tower clocks', applied to the form of table clock that has a vertical dial, in contrast to the horizontal dial of drum clocks. Tabernacle clocks come under this ...
Hanging barrel
Chronometry; Clock
The hanging barrel differs from the going barrel in that it is attached to the clock plates, and drives the clock through the barrel arbor, which turns the great wheel through a ratchet and click.
