The Modern Clock by Ward Goodrich

A study of the time keeping mechanism, it’s construction, regulation and repair. For the hobbyist to advanced. Chapters: Clean, Repair Cuckoos; Clock Case Repairs; Compensating Pendulums; Construction and Repair of Dials and Mercurial Pendulums; Construction of Simple/Perpetual Calendars; Cylinder; Dennison/Gravity, Detached Lever, Dead Beat, Le Paunte, and Recoil/Anchor Escapements; Electric Clocks and Batteries; Hammers, Gongs and Bells; Motion Works and Striking Trains; Natural Laws Governing Pendulums; Angular Measurement; Plates, Pivots, and Time Trains; Regulations, Suspensions, Crutches and Minor Points; Snail Striking Work English, French, American; Making a Regulator; Springs, Weights and Power; 400-Day Clocks. 502 Pages. Size 6″ x 9″. Hard-cover.