 Three train, flatbed turret clock by E. Dent with double three-legged gravity escapement, c. 1939.
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Picture Number:10240416
Credit:Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
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Description:
Movement of a 3-train turret clock by E. Dent and Co., made about 1939; the going train has Grimthorpe's double 3-legged gravity escapement; the striking train and Westminster quarters are controlled by locking plates; with 1 1/2 second pendulum and double trestle frame for support.
Object Number: 1969-513
Date Made: 1939
Maker: E.Dent and Co.Ltd
Maker: Grimthorpe, Edmund Beckett, Baron, 1816-1905
Place of Production: World > Europe > United Kingdom > England > London
In Collection of: Science Museum
Subject(s) > Science & Technology > Time Measurement
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