Large French Style 8 Day Brass Automaton Locomotive Industrial Train Clock
Large French Style 8 Day Brass Automaton Locomotive Industrial Train Clock
SOLD $1,850.00 Sold: Jun 16, 2020 on eBayOriginal Listing Description
Large French Style 8 Day Brass Automaton Locomotive Industrial Train ClockHere we have a wonderful example of the industrial series popular in French horology. When the animation movement is wound the train’s wheels and linkages spin, triggered by the hourly striking. The gilt and painted bronze case is in the form of a steam locomotive. The engineer’s cab houses the clock while the boiler has the barometer and supports the smokestack with the attached thermometer. Below are the six animated wheels with numerous steel linkages and to the front is the cow catcher. The whole sits upon
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for clocks collectors and appraisers.
Original Listing Description
Large French Style 8 Day Brass Automaton Locomotive Industrial Train ClockHere we have a wonderful example of the industrial series popular in French horology. When the animation movement is wound the train’s wheels and linkages spin, triggered by the hourly striking. The gilt and painted bronze case is in the form of a steam locomotive. The engineer’s cab houses the clock while the boiler has the barometer and supports the smokestack with the attached thermometer. Below are the six animated wheels with numerous steel linkages and to the front is the cow catcher. The whole sits upon
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for clocks collectors and appraisers.