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c.1895 Rare French Globe Clock.

English / Novelty

Inv. #: f188

Maker: Empire Clock Company, 532.

Circa: 1895

Size: 12" high

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Case

The brass circular base and turned cast column support the globe, dial and the silvered brass ball that represents the sun.

Dial

A silvered fretted marker is secured at the top by a knurled shaped finial and can be adjusted to indicate the time at a chosen meridian against an engraved, silvered equatorial dial with Roman numerals for the hours.

Movement

The eight-day time only movement is housed in the base, has a lever escapement and is wound, set and adjusted out the bottom.

Globe

The detailed six inch globe is labeled in English, has longitude and latitude lines and has 'Patent 19460, The Empire Clock, cable' on an oval label.

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