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Frisian staartklok standard size with automaton balloonist

Classical model Frisian staartklok, 30-hour pillar movement , weight driven, anchor escapement, striking the hours and one stroke on the half hour on a single bell, outside count wheel , alarum, mechanic to move the balloon automaton, arched, polychrome painted iron dial, an opening with painted background below the chapter ring, in which the balloonist goes up and down at intervals, traditional maddered oak case, crowned by three leafgold covered wooden figures , height without figures 128 cm, with figure 149 cm, ca. 1850.

Literature : “Friese klokken” – W.F.J. Hana (1964) – Picture Nr. 16.
Dutch/19/09

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