Summary
Regulator clock with free pendulum, Sigmund Riefler, Munich, no. 289, 1910.
Used by the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.
Physical Description
Rectangular wooden case with glass panels at side and full length glass door showing movement and pendulum. Free pendulum movement: it is attached independently of the clock train and the energy impulses are imparted through the suspension spring. See also Trade Literature.
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Acquisition Information
Loan & Subsequent Donation from Australia: Bureau of Meteorology, Apr 1959
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Maker
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User
Australia: Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1910-1960
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Inscriptions
Dial marked 'Dr. S. Riefler, Munchen, no. 289, 1910. D.R.P. No 50739, D.R.P. no 100870'. Movement stamped 'Riefler Munchen No. 260'. Plate acknowledging donor is inside case, marked: Riefler Regulator Clock Donated by the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology'.
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Overall Dimensions
46.5 cm (Length), 21.5 cm (Width), 150 cm (Height)
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