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British Horology Chapter 159 meets three times a year, at the Florida Mid-Winter Regional, at the Southern Ohio Regional and at the National.
NEXT MEETING
67th National Convention June, 13-16, 2012
Pasadena, California
Presented by Dennis Radage
From the introduction of the pendulum into England in 1657, spring clocks evolved at a pace that far exceeded similar clocks on the continent. By 1675, new developments allowed London makers to produce clocks with sophistication and with an accuracy that was to this point unheard of. This was the start of the Golden Age of English clockmaking.
This talk will focus on the English spring clock, from its introduction in the late 1650's through its evolution over the next 200 years. The presentation starts by describing the components and features that define the spring clock, then follows by illustrating the variations through to the early Victorian period.