Uhrenfabrik FRANZ HERMLE, Gosheim (Schwarzwald) / Germany (1950)
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W = 32 cm / 12_1/2 " ; H = 22 cm / 8_3/4 " ; D = 12 cm / 4_3/4 "
There are 3 WINDINGS:
(L) COUNT-OF-HOURS; (M) CLOCK-WORK (= 8 Days ); (R) GLOCKENSPIEL
Every 1/4-HOUR is a (shorter..longer) GLOCKENSPIEL with 8 HAMMERS.
At FULL HOURS continued by a 3-HAMMERS COUNT-OF-HOURS.
There is a SWITCH on the right side:
QUIET-NIGHT <=> CHIME (A) <=> CHIME (B) <=> CHIME (C)
( Chimes are stored PARALLEL on the HAMMER-ACTION-CYLINDER. )
(A) = Whittington ; (B) = St.Michael ; (C) = Westminster
R E M A R K S :
THE (R) GLOCKENSPIEL has to be wound-up more frequently !
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