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French Industrial Windmill Automated Clock, circa 1880
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French Industrial Windmill Automated Clock, circa 1880
The silvered bronze case is in the form of a windmill displaying the time on a silvered dial with additional displays of barometric pressure and multi-temperature reading thermometers. The clock movement goes eight days with a platform escapement timepiece movement. The vanes of the windmill turn continuously for several hours quite engagingly. They are powered by a separate automation movement located within the base, which is wound through the small door in the front.
Ht. 18 3/4 in.
Provenance: Jim Cipra, Horological Consultant, Long Beach, California.
The collection of Dr. William Thomas, Naples, Florida.
French Animated Locomotive Industrial Clock
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French Animated Locomotive Industrial Clock. Excellent bronze case in the form of a steam locomotive on a black marble base with rails, has a stick thermometer on the front of the funnel and large 3 in. paper dial compass in the top, aneroid barometer with 2.5 in. silvered dial mounted in the boiler and timepiece mounted on the side of the cab; wheels are animated by an independent spring driven movement mounted under the train, has cow catcher in the front. Timepiece has a 3.5 in. silvered dial with black hour numbers, brass door bezel with beveled crystal, round brass 8 day spring driven movement has a platform lever escapement and half hour strike on a bell; running, clock strikes, animated mechanism is functional. 16.5 in. high x 20 in. wide x 9 in. deep. Weight: 31.25 lbs.
French Industrial Windmill Clock
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Rare French Industrial Animated Windmill Clock. Conical form, the front is mounted with 4 windmill blades rotating clockwise. The mid-section has a textured surface resembling a stone structure. The front center shows the round silvered 2 in. dial of the timepiece. The lower base has a smooth brass finish and is accented with 2 faux windows and a trap door in between, which reveals the wind for the animated mechanism, all over a black marble platform base and weathervane top. In good original condition, 17 in. high x 6.5 in. dia.
French Industrial Animated Windmill Clock
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French Industrial Animated Windmill Clock. Conical form, the front is mounted with 4 windmill blades rotating clockwise running on an independent movement winding in the rear. The body of the case has a textured surface resembling a stone structure with pierced brass railing along the walkway, windows & front door, stands on a black marble base. 3.5 in. silvered dial of the timepiece with black hour numerals and black hands; round brass 8 day spring driven time only movement with platform lever escapement under an aneroid barometer with 3 in. silvered dial and thermometers on either side. Timepiece is not running, animated mechanism is in good working condition with minor repair to the blades, weathervane missing 2nd arrow (should have crossed arrows). 28 in. high x 10.75 in. dia.
French Industrial Animated Windmill Clock
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Rare French Industrial Animated Windmill Clock. Conical form, the front is mounted with 4 windmill blades rotating clockwise. The mid-section has a textured surface resembling a stone structure. The front center shows the round silvered 2 in. dial of the timepiece under a aneroid barometer with thermometers on either side. The lower base has a smooth brass finish and is accented with 2 faux windows and a trap door in between, which reveals the wind for the animated mechanism, all over a black marble platform base and weathervane top. In good original condition, 18 in. high x 7 in. dia.
A good late 19th century French windmill form industrial clock
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France, a late 19th century industrial windmill form compendium, the structure in silvered faux ashlar and mounted to a black slate base, the lower, cylindrical portion with central door and flanking windows, tapering mid section with ornate railing at base, and mounted with an 8 day timepiece with roman numeral silvered dial, barometer with silvered dial, and two thermometers, below the conical roof with vane, the windmill sails rotating in front of the dials, powered by a brass, spring driven movement concealed in the base
A good late 19th century French windmill form industrial clock
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France, a late 19th century industrial windmill form compendium, the structure in silvered faux ashlar and mounted to a black slate base, the lower, cylindrical portion with central door and flanking windows, tapering mid section with ornate railing at base, and mounted with an 8 day timepiece with roman numeral silvered dial, barometer with silvered dial, and two thermometers, below the conical roof with vane, the windmill sails rotating in front of the dials, powered by a brass, spring driven movement concealed in the base