Rare French Drum Carriage Clock with Unusual Escapement. F333
French
Inv. #: f333
Maker: RED, No.25.
Size: 4.25 in. diameter
6.25 in. to top of ring.
Price on request
Case
The nickel drum shaped case has shaped posts screwed to the front and back, a shuttered back, a glass tube that protects the movement, a ring to the top and small ball feet.
Dial
The white porcelain dial has Roman numerals for the hours, steel-cut spade hands and a heavy beveled glass.
Movement
The small circular high-quality fusee 8-day time only movement is wound and set off the backplate, has screwed posts and is stamped on the back, 'Brevete-Red-Paris', ''25' and '3'. The unusual lever escapement is mounted horizontally on top, has a screwed-bimetallic balance wheel and a two-plane anchor that engages with a heavy vertically oriented escapewheel.
Ref: For more information see 'Carriage Clocks' by Charles Allix, pg. 213.
