Beneath the Dial: English Clock Pull Repeat Striking, 1675 - 1725
Preface | |
Foreword: Why make clocks which strike the hour and the quarter on demand? | |
Part I: Overview of Repeat Striking | |
Chapter 1. The origins of repeat striking in English table clocks | 3 |
Chapter 2. The years leading up to pull repeat striking | 15 |
Chapter 3. The hour snail in horology | 23 |
Chapter 4. Bells | 31 |
Chapter 5. Core literature | 40 |
Part II: Clock Atlas (1675-1725) | |
Contents of Atlas | 45 |
Section 1: Timepieces | 49 |
Section 2: Countwheel Clocks | 145 |
Section 3: Single Rack Striking Clocks | 165 |
Group 1: Leaf Spring Group | 177 |
Group 2: Coiled Spring Group | 292 |
Group 3: Power from the Hour Strike Train | 366 |
Section 4: Dual Rack Striking Clocks | 397 |
Section 5: Thomas Tompion’s Mechanisms | 495 |
Section 6: Longcase clocks | 541 |
Epilogue | |
Originators, makers, and retailers in London’s clock industry | 565 |
Different solutions for common problems | 570 |
Spheres of influence in clock design | 575 |
Glossary | 577 |
Index of contributors | 583 |
Makers Index | 587 |