Fery's selfwound clock

Made:
1902-1912
maker:
Beaudouin, C.
Fery's selfwound clock

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Fery's selfwound clock, with subsidiary pendulum for making contact, by Prof. Charles Fery and C. Beaudouin, Paris, France, 1902-1912.

Details

Category:
Time Measurement
Object Number:
1913-568
Materials:
marble (limestone), brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), rubber (unidentified) and electrical components
Measurements:
overall: 390 mm x 200 mm x 80 mm, 5.6 kg
type:
electrically-driven pendulum clock
credit:
Prof. Charles Féry

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