An electric clock is a clock that is powered by electricity, as opposed to a mechanical clock which is powered by a hanging weight or a mainspring. The... 21 KB (2,642 words) - 03:05, 2 March 2024 |
similar mechanism not used in a timepiece. The electric clock was patented in 1840, and electronic clocks were introduced in the 20th century, becoming... 95 KB (11,057 words) - 12:20, 24 March 2024 |
623 The home pendulum clock was replaced by less-expensive synchronous electric clocks in the 1930s and '40s. Pendulum clocks are now kept mostly for... 39 KB (4,719 words) - 02:45, 4 March 2024 |
History of timekeeping devices (redirect from History of clocks) introducing the term chronometer. The electric clock, invented in 1840, was used to control the most accurate pendulum clocks until the 1940s, when quartz timers... 92 KB (10,808 words) - 08:10, 6 March 2024 |
Telechron (category Clock manufacturing companies of the United States) Telechron is the name of a U.S. company that manufactured electric clocks between 1912 and 1992. "Telechron" is derived from the Greek words tele, meaning... 14 KB (1,938 words) - 21:29, 13 February 2024 |
clock was designed in 1944 by Hans Hilfiker, a Swiss engineer and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) employee, together with Moser-Baer [de], a Swiss clock... 8 KB (726 words) - 14:05, 5 March 2024 |
Escapement (redirect from Hipp clock) 67-77. ClockDoc. The Electric Clock Archive Hope-Jones, Frank. Electric Clocks. N.A.G. Press Limited. pp. 92, 174–180. "Synchronome Master Clock (circa... 69 KB (8,698 words) - 12:03, 15 March 2024 |
included electric windows, reclining front seats, a wood rimmed steering wheel, radio with twin speakers, reversing lights and an electric clock. Power... 11 KB (1,210 words) - 18:17, 22 March 2024 |
AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types (category Electric power in the United Kingdom) older public buildings in the UK, where they are used to feed AC electric wall clocks. They are smaller than conventional sockets, commonly being made... 87 KB (11,233 words) - 16:30, 28 February 2024 |
Big Ben (redirect from Palace of Westminster Clock Tower, Great Clock of Westminster) Tower is the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. It contains the Great Clock of Westminster, a striking clock with five bells... 61 KB (6,862 words) - 03:28, 24 March 2024 |
miles an hour the loudest noise in this new Rolls-Royce comes from the Electric Clock". He has also written some books on the advertising field such as Ogilvy... 17 KB (1,871 words) - 11:41, 24 March 2024 |
permanent working clocks with the largest faces in the world. Entries include all clocks with faces at least 4 m (13 ft) in diameter. Clocks can be located... 32 KB (954 words) - 22:26, 10 February 2024 |
Henry E. Warren (section Some of Telechron clocks) American inventor credited with invention of the first synchronous electric clock which kept time from the oscillations of the power grid in 1918 as well... 3 KB (315 words) - 10:53, 20 May 2021 |
in right hand drive for export, and the only options listed were an electric clock, leather upholstery and a matched luggage set from Louis Vuitton. The... 15 KB (1,655 words) - 21:51, 25 March 2024 |
The Standard Electric Time Company was a Springfield, Massachusetts company founded in 1884, and was a manufacturer of synchronized clock systems and fire... 3 KB (309 words) - 12:11, 5 July 2023 |
Ansonia Clock Company, the New Haven Clock Company, the Seth Thomas Clock Company, the William L. Gilbert Clock Company, and the Waterbury Clock Company... 4 KB (513 words) - 15:28, 9 February 2024 |
Synchronous motor (redirect from Synchronous electric motor) precise constant speed. These machines are commonly used in analog electric clocks, timers and related devices. In typical industrial sizes, the synchronous... 34 KB (4,132 words) - 04:02, 15 March 2024 |
A steam clock is a clock which is fully or partially powered by a steam engine. Only a few functioning steam clocks exist, most designed and built by... 12 KB (1,326 words) - 01:36, 22 December 2023 |