Herschell/B Skeleton Clock with Detent Escapement and Large Balance Wheel
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A 'Herschell / B' skeleton clock, with a detent escapement, a large chronometer-type balance wheel after the English maker Thomas Earnshaw; a silvered chapter ring with one-year calendar markings and zodiac periods (indicated by a third hand), fourteen day mechanism with timber plinth and clear glass cover. Height 56 cm
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- Chapter Ring - A separate metal plate on the face of a clock, on which the numerals for the hours and sometimes parts of the hours, are displayed, usually wheel shaped and sitting on top of the dial plate. The chapter ring is often a feature of the clock and can be silvered or enamelled to stand as a contrast to its background. The hours are usually shown in Roman numerals, although in the late 19th and earlt 20th century, Arabic numerals became fashionable.
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