Clock

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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The name given to a style in the decorative arts which flourished in Europe and North America during the 1890s. Influenced by Japanese are, it is characterized by whiplash lines and stylized natural ...

arch

Chronometry; Clock

The curved part of a clock case that resembles a door arch.

arch top

Chronometry; Clock

A simple semicircular top to the cases of bracket and longcase clocks. The design appeared in the late 18th century and continued well into the 19th. It presented a satisfyingly simple shape to ...

boiling-out pan

Chronometry; Clock

A small pan used for boiling out parts in methylated spirits, to remove shellac from clock parts after they have been cemented with shellac to a chuck; it is also used for tempering small clock parts ...

bluing pan

Chronometry; Clock

The bluing of clock components is normally carried out in a flat thick-bottomed copper bluing pan.

bob

Chronometry; Clock

Round, weighted end of a clock pendulum. Often made of brass. Decorative feature found in certain mantel and wood case wall clocks.

bluing

Chronometry; Clock

The process of changing the color of polished steel by heating to give a protective film of oxidation which also has a pleasing color, brown, purple and blue. The bluing of clock components is ...