Carriage Clocks

Carriage musical clock with alarm

    Carriage musical clock with alarm

    Germany, Schramberg

    1890-1910

    Gebrüder Junghans A.G.

    Brass, glass, paper; presswork, mechanical work, electroplated coating

    15 х 13 х 9.5 cm

    On the rear mounting plate near winding pins: “WT” and “MA”; near the clockwork control lever: “FS”, on the crown with knurling: “SLOW”; near the hands’ switching crown: “H”; near the alarm clock crown: “A”; on the mounting plate: “31”; on the socle: “B S 14”; on the dial: "J/unghans"

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    Clock in metal nickel-plated case on wide ornately shaped socle with corner feet. Rectangular windows covered with transparent glass in narrow metal frames are on the lateral sides. Ornately shaped handle is fixed on the flat top side. The front side is covered with rectangular yellow metal dial shield with the presswork ornament. Round paper dial under facet glass is on the shield central part. Large scale with minute divisions and Arabic numerals denoting hours, and two small, arranged vertically scales are on the dial. The manufacturer's trademark is above the hands’ axis. A door of yellow corrugated metal closes the rear side. A spring clip for the crown is fastened on the door inner side. The clock movement with lever escapement, horizontal balance axis and two open springs is assembled on two vertical nickel-plated mounding plates. The alarm time is set by a round crown with the arrow. Square pins for winding clockwork and music springs are on the right and left sides. Round knurled handles for the hands switching and musical movement adjustment are above. At the top of the board is The clockwork regulator is on the mounting plate top part.

    The musical movement with cylinder and sound comb with 37 teeth is mounted in the case socle.

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    Инв.102/ММП