Hi Inge
Thanks. But... Umm... I just guessed based on your hints. :-)
Heck, that close up shot of a piece of it, it could have been anything.
I thought it looked like a Christmas tree ornament of a reindeer, with
the nose broken off...
regards,
- Graham
-----Original Message-----
From: Inge [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:22 PM
To: Collins, Graham (FN) @ ESI; [log in to unmask]
Subject: NTC: Frida quiz 13
Wooden clock?
Well done , Graham. Trumpets and Horns. Taramtamtam! Applause! What did
you
take it on?
This is in fact a rather famous watch, all in wood. The background is
this.
A mill owner visited Junghans. The director took his visitor on a loong
ride
through the factory. At the end of the round, the director asked his
guest
about his opinion. The mill owner yawned and said:
"Well, clocks have been made for centuries, so your clocks are not so
unique. Make a clock of wood, 100 % wood, then I will be impressed"
Director:
"OK, give me a week, you'll see, we can do anything"
The mill man did no believe much in the promise, but next week when he
came
to his office, a entirely wooden clock was ticking on his wall-
The arm that you see on the photo is swinging 90 degrees in both
directions.
You can place weights on it to regulate the time. My clock is a cheap
copy.
It was damaged when I bought it, so the vertical shaft is a steel pin.
The
real clock has a shaft made of hard and lathed wood. The 'bearings'
consist
of a special fat wood, so you need no grease. The clocks all wheels are
driven by two stones hanging in ropes. Even they are made of wood
fibers.
Congratulations, man with a great CPU. Must admit, myself, I had never
fixed
it!
Inge
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