A flying pendulum clock is a clock that uses a flying pendulum escapement mechanism. A small metal ball, connected by string, wraps around one brass post, then unwinds before repeating on the other brass post.
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The flying pendulum clock was invented and patented in 1883 by Adler Christian Clausen and J. C. Slafter in Minneapolis.[1][2] The clock was later called the Ignatz Flying pendulum clock after a character in the Krazy Kat comic.[1] It has been called "the craziest clock in the world" due to the motion of the escapement.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "HOROLOVAR IGNATZ FLYING PENDULUM CLOCK". Clocks Are Us. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ Adler Christian Clausen; J. C. Slafter (October 9, 1883). "US Patent 286531". United States Patent Office. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
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