What started as a simple “can I make it run longer” spiraled into a full-blown beautiful grandfather clock. A gear drive, a ratcheted winding sprocket, and a ball chain gave the clock about ...
There are multiple reasons why we like [iSax]’s rebuild of a Bodet flip clock from the early 1980s. First there’s the retro charm of the timepiece itself, then the electronics used to drive it ...
He had a mantra of "eight hours' labour, eight hours' recreation, eight hours' rest" that forms the modern work pattern. A portrait of Robert Owen at the unveiling of the new clock in Belper The ...