Friesland alarm timepiece

Made:: 1701-1800 in Friesland

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Friesland alarm timepiece, on wooden bracket, with pendulum, chains, 3 weights and one pulley

Details

Category:: Time Measurement

Object Number:: 1964-225

Materials:: wood (modern replacements)

type:: weight-driven pendulum clock

credit:: Mr. C. J. Thorpe

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Parts

Friesland alarm timepiece

Friesland alarm timepiece, on wooden bracket (1964-225/2).

Measurements:: overall (appx, as displayed): 350 mm x 280 mm x 120 mm,

Materials:: wood (unidentified) , iron , brass (copper, zinc alloy) and paint

Object Number:: 1964-225/1

type:: weight-driven pendulum clock

Friesland alarm timepiece case only

Friesland alarm timepiece case only.

Measurements:: overall (appx, as displayed): 520 mm x 280 mm x 170 mm,

Materials:: wood (unidentified) and paint

Object Number:: 1964-225/2

type:: weight-driven pendulum clock

Case from Friesland Alarm Timepiece

Wooden case from the Friesland alarm timepiece, excluding base of case.

Materials:: wood (unidentified) and paint

Object Number:: 1964-225/2/1

type:: case

Part of:: 1964-225/2

Component of Case from Friesland Alarm Timepiece

Base of the wooden case from the Friesland alarm timepiece.

Materials:: wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 1964-225/2/2

type:: component

Part of:: 1964-225/2

Pendulum, chains

Pendulum, chains, 3 weights and one pulley for Friesland alarm timepiece.

Measurements:: overall (pulley): 28 mm x 40 mm x 55 mm, 62 kg
overall (smaller weight, each): 53 mm 31 mm, .386 kg
overall (larger weight): 122 mm 40 mm, 1.258 kg