Arnold's compensated escapement model. A large brass and iron contraption, on a wooden base, consisting of a wheel with two arcs of metal terminating in brass balls around the outside, on an axel with another smaller brass wheel. Underneath is another axel with a toothed wheel and a small wooden barrel on it. An irregularly bent strip of metal curls over the top axel.

Title

Arnold's compensated escapement model. A large brass and iron contraption, on a wooden base, consisting of a wheel with two arcs of metal terminating in brass balls around the outside, on an axel with another smaller brass wheel. Underneath is another axel with a toothed wheel and a small wooden barrel on it. An irregularly bent strip of metal curls over the top axel.

Identifier

ABDNP:200364a

Description

Arnold's compensated escapement - demonstration of his patent No. 1328. A brass escapement on a wooden base.

Date

1781-1789

Format

brass, wood, iron, spring metal
overall height 228 mm; base width 230 mm; depth 180 mm

Creator

John King

Type

Physical Object

UUID

ddc678fb-6bf9-4ce8-8c4b-89e71dfdba1d

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