16 tooth ratchet wheel x 11 35mm diameter.
Old regulator wall clock mainspring.
Gilbert was one of the foremost clockmakers of 19th century connecticut a state that gave the world eli terry seth thomas chauncey and noble jerome joseph ives and elias ingraham gilbert s first company was founded in 1828 in partnership with his brother in law george marsh.
A clock mainspring is made of spring steel and is about the width of a ruler but not quite as thick.
As a lubricant ages it s viscosity slowly rises it gets thicker.
It does the same job as the let down with all the chucks.
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If someone were to take a spring driven clock apart without letting down the mainsprings bad things may happen.
This clock has a 12 inch dial and a 34 to 36 5 inch wood case.
This regulator clock company is known for its number 2 which they made from 1860 to 1950.
The only way to truly overwind a clock spring is to turn it so tightly that the spring actually breaks.
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This allows the mainspring to be attached to a fixed point such as a barrel hook.
The other end hooks onto either the inside of a drum or on the corner post of the clock movement.
Used to release the power in a wound up mainspring.
The loop end has either an oval or round closed end to allow a post or other fixed movement stem to be used as the anchor of the mainspring.
On smaller loop end mainsprings the loop end can be open.
Antique french regulator clock in brass and glass case.
Dealing with clock mainsprings is very dangerous.
29 75mm tooth plate diameter.
One of this company s regulator clocks is the number 6 which has an extremely long pendulum.
One end of the mainspring hooks on a winding arbor the thing your key goes onto when you wind it.
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Key goes into the chuck and the chuck goes into the handle so you can let down the power of the spring.