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Austrian Miniature Cathedral Clock
Biedermier Style
This clock was made to look like a Cathedral and only stands 5" tall by 3 ¾"
wide by 2 5/8" deep. The clock is wound from the back, runs for 30 hours, and
has a Pig Tail Pendulum. In Claterbos's "Viennese Clockmakers and What They Left Us",
there is also a very similar clock on page 111. That clock is called a Viennese "Zappler"
and differs from this one in that it has a cylinder escapement (this one has a verge
escapement). It derives its name from the high frequency of swinging of the
visible pendulum.
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