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![]() Electric master and slave clock systems 1) A magneta 1 minute impulse clock with Hipp Toggle pendulum sensing with two electomagnets for impulsing the pendulum. Extremely accurate. This model is for demonstration purposes only and is not for sale. However, commissioned models can be ordered. 2) An Extremely Sensitive Fortin Tube Mercury Barometer in its original laboratory style Case. £850 3) 1972 Model Brillie Electric wall clock. £785 4/5) Pair of 1914 model Brillie wall clocks. £1350 each. 6) Gents pusimetic slave. Not for sale. Commissions taken for similar model. 7) Gent programmer. Not for sale. Commissions taken for similar model. 8) Gent C7 30 second
impulse clock, fully restored. Also part of the Albion Clocks Master-Clock
Collection. We are happy to source similar examples. POA Three further Electric Master Clocks
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At Albion Clocks in the Precision Gallery Mr. Bent has on show as part of this collection, examples of those unsung heroes of factory life, the Electro-mechanical master and slave clock systems. Rather than being confined to a dark and dingy corner of an office our examples of this genre are presented in all their fascinating gleaming glory. Majestically clunking every 30 seconds and driving correct period slave dials, they are early examples of a programmer the fore-runner of our modern time switches. Examples of these clocks can be ordered on commission, but what is shown in our gallery is a fascinating display of mechanics married to electricity in its infancy, upwards of 75 years ago. Indeed, the French wall clocks of the1914-15 period managed 2 to 3 years on a 1 1/2 v battery putting some of our modern quartz clocks to shame in their polished wooden cases, and white marble back boards, silently recording the passing hours. The examples by Bull & Barr would grace any study and give an elegant contrast to the modern computer systems. |
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