FEBRUARY ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 27 February 2018 - 9:00 AM start
A French electro-mechanical wall clock in mahogany case
Estimate: $600 - $800
Lot Details
glazed and hinged front door, circular brass framed dial with Arabic numerals and seconds hand. Dial signed 'A. Drevon, Lyon, ATO Electrique, Made in France'. Half-seconds pendulum with invar rod and cylindrical brass bob with curved magnet swinging through a fixed coil. A dummy coil is placed opposite the functioning coil for visual symmetry. Pendulum alignment guide doubles as a pendulum lock when rotated for use in transport, and angle brackets at lower case corners secure orientation when hung. Powered by a single D-cell in the rear of the case. Height 470. c.1920.
