This is page one of two in the wag on wall clocks gallery containing 15 models.
Wag on the wall clock history.
These of course could only be built in tall towers since the weights needed to fall great distances in order to keep time for long periods.
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Wag on wall clocks are very attractive with their visible weights and pendulum.
At the very early stages of mechanical clock development they were weight driven because of the distance the weights had to travel the clock makers built a very tall case to house their clocks.
It has wood plates bushed with brass with traditional brass and steel gears.
They are wound once a week by pulling on the free end of each chain to raise the weights.
Covers american european and continental clocks of all types.
It is weight driven and uses a wag on the wall pendulum.
The list of wall clocks available now would be too numerous to mention.
Mechanical clocks came into play using a weight that would fall slowly turning the hands of the clocks.
Here is a brief video of my black forest wag on the wall clock.
These clocks usually only lost 2 hours a day that was really good for the time they had been used in.
Wag on the wall definition is a wall clock with pendulum and weights exposed.
It has a bell mounted on top and you can set the alarm time by turning the dial indicator on the center of the clock face to the desired alarm time.
I like the way that it looks well of course we can.
This is known as a postmans alarm clock.