I ran across this video of a woman showing a 19th Century French Ribbon Clock. The video isn’t the most professionally done, but the clock is a real beauty. She even opens it up to give us a little peek inside at the nice brass detailing around the roman numerals and the filigree.
Most importantly, she sneaks in a very important piece of advice regarding the hanging of antique wall clocks near the end of the video. She emphasizes the importance of making sure the clock is hung as level as possible. If the clock is not level both across the face (the 3 ‘o clock to 9 ‘o clock direction) and vertically (hanging straight up and down), the pendulum will not swing evenly and the clock will not keep time correctly.
Take a look a the video here.
2 comments:
One thing I don't get. Why do they call it a ribbon clock? I didn't see any ribbon. Or, did I and I just didn't know it?
Thanks for the question John. The ribbon refers to the spring that powers the clock. You can't see it in the video, but it is a ribbon of metal, shaped into a spiral. When the clock is wound, the spiral tightens down and provides the energy to run the clock. It's difficult to explain with words, but take a look at this picture and hopefully it will help.
The Picture
Hope this helps!
- Casey
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