The Horology Museum

The Catalogue

Individual clocks, watches, instruments and movements, each with photographs, maker, date, materials and the institution or archive that documents it. Every record links back to its source; images are credited and their rights status is tracked for review.

Matching records

11 records · page 1 of 1

Movements & Components · 1775

Cylinder escapement, by J. Davis, about 1775, England

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Movements & Components · 1780

Small English horizontal escapement, by Recordon, about 1780

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Movements & Components · 1784-1790

Cylinder escapement, steel wheel, centre seconds, by E. Prideaux, 1780-94, London

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Movements & Components · 1791

Rack lever escapement, made by P. Litherland and Co., this arrangement was patented by P. Litherland in 1791

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Movements & Components · 1795

Cylinder escapement with ruby cylinder, by Hare, 1795

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Movements & Components · 1800-1820

Club-footed Verge, by Houghton, 1800-20. (This is a modified form of Debaufre's escapement), Ormskirk, England

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Movements & Components · 1801-1830

Duplex, French or Swiss, early 19th century

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Movements & Components · 1812

S. Smith's escapement, patented 1812, by E. Mills, no.4, Liverpool, England

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Movements & Components · 1820

Movement with double wheel duplex escapement by Charles Vincent, London, incompelete, 1820, donated by Even Roberts in 1916

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Movements & Components · 1830

Lever escapement with crank roller, about 1830, by Roskell, with gold and steel balance wheel, Liverpool, England

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Movements & Components · 1870

Early American machine-made movement with lever escapement, John F. Sylvester, Catskill, N.Y., no.32659, 1870

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