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The world clock with Fernsehturm in the background at Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany.
The clock displays the time in all 24 time zones at the same time
German made Seth Thomas mantel clock. All brass construction with glass panels at the sides and damn heavy !! The original 2 side glass panels were broken when i received the clock and I have to cut out the panels from a spare piece of glass to get them replaced.
This guy has got an unique movement among the battery powered design, a tunning fork. An ingenious design using an electronic circuit to generate a resonant frequency tuned to the natural frequency of the fork. When applied across the fork, it would then vibrate at a constant rate, the vibration is then translated into mechanical movement thru'a series of gear mechism whereby providing accurate time indication. Size: 8"(H) 6"(W) 2"(D)
This clock is made in the 60's
Only Time will tell and every clock tells a story....
The problem with clock is, once you got two they start to multiply..
It all started when I acquired my first clock a 1960's jap 7-day wall clock from a colleague of mine by the name of Wong Mun Lai, a clock collector
www.flickr.com/photos/lonesomecrow/3975601137/in/set-7215...
It was a non-working clock which I wanted to hang up for display. After a while, I felt something amiss. A clock is not a clock if it does'nt work! So I took it apart and do some fixing, to my surprise I managed to get it ticking again ! I was totally fascinated From there I got my second, third and so on....
My favourite has to be the 400 day clock
Amazing time piece and fun to repair Next in line is those of the electromechanical design type
I love the working principles
At the time of writing, my collection is still growing....but has grind to a halt as my interest is now focus on nature photography
Rare China made round face clock. Powered by an interesting battery driven tunning fork movement. The working principles of this type of movement is described in my Seth Thomas mantel clock
www.flickr.com/photos/lonesomecrow/3749735510/in/set-7215...
Only Time will tell and every clock tells a story....
The problem with clock is, once you got two they start to multiply..
It all started when I acquired my first clock a 1960's jap 7-day wall clock from a colleague of mine by the name of Wong Mun Lai, a clock collector
www.flickr.com/photos/lonesomecrow/3975601137/in/set-7215...
It was a non-working clock which I wanted to hang up for display. After a while, I felt something amiss. A clock is not a clock if it does'nt work! So I took it apart and do some fixing, to my surprise I managed to get it ticking again ! I was totally fascinated From there I got my second, third and so on....
My favourite has to be the 400 day clock
Amazing time piece and fun to repair Next in line is those of the electromechanical design type
I love the working principles
At the time of writing, my collection is still growing....but has grind to a halt as my interest is now focus on nature photography
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Picture: The Fully Restored Morningside Clock was put back in position today after being refurbished by James Ritchie and sons which took just over 6weeks. Engineer Craig Park (Orange Vest) and Sales Manager Tony Charlesworth (Yellow vest)
I found myself collecting nice quality clocks after three were gifted to me. This one was gifted to me by my folks who acquired it in Arizona. I want to say this looks like it was made circa late 1970s. There is exquisite artwork on it. The focus point in the photo is on the face which is not the greatest part of the clock. I say this because the artwork is the focal point of this clock when viewing it in person. The book titles are slightly out-of-focus. They are:
"The Pony Express"
"Journey to the West"
"The Hands of Time"
The clock box maker / artist, did not sign, or put his/her/their mark, on the clock box. The clock works are a cheap battery powered works (which I had to replace as the pendulum stopped swinging). The clock box, and artwork, are outstanding, and I would like to know more about it.
If someone would know who the clock box maker / artist, is/are, please advise.
Taken during the gig of "the first polish band in Scotland" -- 4grams of Ginseng @ The Admiral, Glasgow
Photo by Ula Kocoł or Vladi or Haerie or Michał Fik.
"Home-time" came the rude reply!
A broken (and edited) clock found at my friends house. I took a shine to it...
Most clocks and watches with radium paint no longer glow visibly because decades of radiation damage the zinc sulfide crystals in the paint, reducing the light output. However, I discovered that this radium clock I got from a friend still has a detectable glow. When you look at it closely with dark adapted eyes you can still see a very faint glow. The glow is also "noisy", you can see the separate flashes as alpha particles strike the zinc sulfite in the paint.
I made this picture with a long exposure time, under a blanket, to capture the faint light which is easily overwhelmed by weak light sources.
The Corpus Clock is a large sculptural clock at street level on the outside of the Taylor Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Unveiled in 2008 it was one of Time's Best Inventions of the year.
The time is displayed by means of blue LED's lighting slits in the gold disc.
However, the most striking feature is the insect on top of the disc. Akin to a grasshopper or locust it is known as the Chronophage i.e. Time-eater. It moves its mouth, appearing to "eat up" the seconds as they pass, and occasionally it "blinks" in seeming satisfaction. The hour is tolled by the sound of a chain clanking into a small wooden coffin hidden in the back of the clock.
The clock is entirely accurate only once every five minutes. The rest of the time, the pendulum may seem to catch or stop, and the lights may lag or, then, race to get ahead. According to John Taylor, this erratic motion reflects life's "irregularity".
Conceived as a work of public art, the Chronophage reminds viewers in a dramatic way of the inevitable passing of time. John Taylor deliberately designed it to be "terrifying": "Basically I view time as not on your side. He'll eat up every minute of your life, and as soon as one has gone he's salivating for the next." Others have described it as "hypnotically beautiful and deeply disturbing".
The Corpus Clock is a product of traditional mechanical clockmaking. It features the world's largest grasshopper escapement, a low-friction mechanism for converting pendulum motion into rotational motion. The grasshopper escapement was an invention of the renowned eighteenth-century clockmaker John Harrison.
Kluang Clock Tower @ Johor
The name Kluang comes from the Malay word keluang, which means a type of flying fox or rather a type of fruit bat. Alas, the critters have almost completely disappeared, and some suspect that the town was named after two mountains that resemble the head and wing respectively of a bat from a distance.
This is a wall clock which was my grandmother's - it's shaped like a giant pocket watch. I was just messing about with this, and the photos came out a bit unspectacular, with a massive blue tinge and not capturing the antiquey feel of the clock. So Photoshop to the rescue - I played around with the levels a lot, plus contrast, a little yellow Photo Filter and some elements of the pseudolomo technique posted in the Techniques group at
www.flickr.com/groups/topic/12082/
As promised, this is an updated version, but I'm still not sure I'm through with it, so comments would be great.
Statue of a bull in Yerevan made with old clocks!. This in front of the shop!
Mooie reclame voor ijzersterke uurwerken...
A custom altered clock requested as a Christmas present. I was given the basic clock and a lot of papers from ski holiday's to create something magical.
Medieval Marketplace
Welcome to the third project of my little medieval town - Medieval Marketplace!
In my marketplace you can see a tall tower with an astronomical clock on one side (a copy of the Old Town Hall Tower) and ordinary clocks on the other.
On the same square, life is in full swing! Here you will see a butcher chopping a piece of meat for the next customer - an old astronomer in a luxurious hat, and a fish merchant. A prosperous merchant with all kinds of trinkets, living in a house near the tower and unloading all sorts of supplies from the cart. A baker just baked another pretzel in his bakery. Well and of course the guards keeping order. :)
The project also includes 10 minifigures:
a jester fireman,
two guards,
a merchant of some supplies,
a fish merchant,
a baker,
a butcher,
two peasants,
a horse
The second floor of the houses and the roofs are easily removed. The whole model is fully playable. The tower is empty inside.
I was inspired to create this project by my trip to Prague last summer. Initially, I planned to create a project only for the Astronomical Clock (Old Town Hall Tower), but having built the tower, I decided to slightly change it and add a market square to it - in the end it’s a fantasy! :)
Also, when building this project, I was inspired by such clock towers as The Zytglogge and Ledbury Clock Tower, and a set of lego castle 10193 medieval marketplace.
I hope you enjoyed
DominikQN