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Rack Clock
1880-1900
Maker not marked
France
Brass; wood; stone; glass; bakelite
overall: 16"h x 7-1/4"w x 7-1/4"d
Gift of Mrs. Willis R. Michael
85.108.9a-b

Rack Clock; a: clock: b: face/ movement; pagoda-shaped wood dome supported by four corner posts, covering a brass rack, two vertical rails, one toothed between which rides a bakelite case ball-shaped clock movement; movement operated by gravity, as ball descends along rack; rate of fall is regulated by resistance to descent.