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16 January 2020 at 13:16 #3868
David Noble
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16 January 2020 at 13:16 #446947
David Noble
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Although I have a few tweaks left to do on my first clock, I have challenged myself with a new one. It's based on a 1908 battery clock made by the Reason Murday Company. Lots of fascinating details to struggle with! The photo is my progress so far. I would be interested if anyone knows what a battery would look like from 1908.

Edited By David Noble on 16/01/2020 13:17:17
16 January 2020 at 13:53 #446963
Jeff Dayman
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Here's a link about what one dry cell battery of the time looked like.

**LINK**
16 January 2020 at 14:27 #446972
Michael Gilligan
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Excellent choice, David

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Edit: Aspirational pictures here:

https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/563155/murdays-patent-electromagnetic-clock/

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 16/01/2020 14:31:23
16 January 2020 at 18:16 #447019
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That looks like the electric balance wheel clock described by John Wilding. I built one a few years ago. It was an interesting build with quite a few challenges. The Hipp Toggle and the electrical contacts were tricky to get right I seem to remember. Enjoy your project. Any questions feel free to pm me…

Edited By lfoggy on 16/01/2020 18:22:43
16 January 2020 at 19:15 #447027
David Noble
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Posted by Jeff Dayman on 16/01/2020 13:53:22:

Here's a link about what one dry cell battery of the time looked like.

Wow, thank you Jeff. Tried to google it but couldn't find anything.

David
16 January 2020 at 19:16 #447028
David Noble
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Posted by Michael Gilligan on 16/01/2020 14:27:44:

Excellent choice, David

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Edit: Aspirational pictures here:

Thank you Michael,

Aspirational indeed. Should be an interesting build!

David
16 January 2020 at 19:18 #447029
David Noble
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Posted by lfoggy on 16/01/2020 18:16:22:

That looks like the electric balance wheel clock described by John Wilding. I built one a few years ago. It was an interesting build with quite a few challenges. The Hipp Toggle and the electrical contacts were tricky to get right I seem to remember. Enjoy your project. Any questions feel free to pm me…

It is indeed the John Wilding balance wheel clock, well spotted.

Thank you for your offer of questions, I'm sure there will be many!

David
16 January 2020 at 21:35 #447050
lfoggy
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How are you going to make the balance spring?
16 January 2020 at 22:22 #447059
Jeff Dayman
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I sent you a PM David, with some more dry cell stuff just FYI.
17 January 2020 at 10:23 #447089
David Noble
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Posted by lfoggy on 16/01/2020 21:35:01:

How are you going to make the balance spring?

Well,,,, I tried to make the spring for the first clock that I made, the John Wilding Large Wheel clock but found it difficult to source the correct strip thickness. I could buy thicker or thinner. I did try making a thicker spring but would have needed body building course to wind it up! So I ended up by buying the correct one.

Now, as I can't even find any dimensions for the balance spring, again I have resorted to buying one

David

P.S. your clock looks brilliant, I hope mine is nearly as good.
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