B R A S S S H I P S C L O C K » NEPTUNE « / Germany (1930) ****************************************************************** Distributed by S A L E M CLOCK CO., Hartford, Connecticut / USA The chiming pattern reflects the 30 min. SAND-GLASS TURNS: 8 "Glasen" equals 4 HOURS, which is a sailor's work shift. Example: 8:00 = ping-ping, ping-ping, ping-ping, ping-ping. = 8 C H I M E S = END-Of-Shift / START-New-Shift ... 9:30 = ping. 10:00 = ping-ping. 10:30 = ping-ping, ping. 11:00 = ping-ping, ping-ping. 11:30 = ping-ping, ping-ping, ping. 12:00 = ping-ping, ping-ping, ping-ping, ping-ping. = 8 C H I M E S = END-Of-Shift / START-New-Shift ... ... With full winding the Ships Clock runs 8 days. impressum: ***************************************************************** © C.HAMANN http://public.BHT-Berlin.de/hamann 07/09/23 |