Lot n° 66
A fine and rare late 19th century brass working demonstration model of a lever escapement
The brass platform set with four single-footed cocks supporting the main elements; the 5 inch brass balance with blued steel hairspring to a table with banking pins to a steel pallet arm, brass English-style lever 'scape wheel and driving barrel. Raised on an ebonised wooden base and protected by an associated brass-framed panelled glass cover. The going barrel is wound from below and currently runs for more than 35 minutes, this duration may well be improved after a service. The brass platform 22cms x 15cms (8.5ins x 6ins).
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