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Boett of gold, dial of enamel, works with so-called spider canal. A small convex shell, smooth, with a vulcanised outer edge. Glass frame smooth, with strong convex glass, around the upper edge a narrow profiling. Calling the upper edge of the bottom shell and the lower edge of the glass frame a protruding profiled strip, which moldings together form a sharply bought back. The Scharner at the left edge, at the opposite in the bottom shell and glass frame a nail bracket, the former in the form of a round bud, the latter oblong. Bygel lying oval, with flat inside and rounded outside. The bracket in the shape of a round post, on the upper end a round flat bud. Dial white, with black Arabic hour and minute figures, read from below, the latter given only for every quarter. Outside the hourly number minute points, the one at each hourly digit slightly fatter. Next to the figure 2 a hole for the barrel. Viewer two, of gold, each with a flared centre, on the outer end a broken heart shaped tip. Action with a round oroklove of brass, broken through, with twelve pairwise, opposing stylised S-shaped ornaments, united at a short post, in the middle a round disc (so-called counter steel) of brass, with a protruding wedge-shaped tab, attached with a blue-striped screw, in the middle of the disc a recessed pale ruby. Ruckartavla of silver, on this engraved; around the edge a division with three lobed leaves, alternating with straight dashes and the letters A and R (Avance and Retard), within a leaf wreath. Rucker arm of brass, round smooth. The work with the charner at the upper edge, at the opposite a spring hook with a nail print at the edge. Wrench (later craft work); Handles of brass, in the form of a round-headed ring, at the top a short round pin, on the upper a narrow round-headed jumper with a playmaker. Tubes of steel, screwed into the bottom. Gift from her cousin Anna Maria Kempe.
Hallwyl Museum
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Title: Pick with a Wire
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Boett of gold, dial of enamel, works with so-called spider canal.
A small convex shell, smooth, with a vulcanised outer edge.
Glass frame smooth, with strong convex glass, around the upper edge a narrow profiling.
Calling the upper edge of the bottom shell and the lower edge of the glass frame a protruding profiled strip, which moldings together form a sharply bought back.
The Scharner at the left edge, at the opposite in the bottom shell and glass frame a nail bracket, the former in the form of a round bud, the latter oblong.
Bygel lying oval, with flat inside and rounded outside.
The bracket in the shape of a round post, on the upper end a round flat bud.
Dial white, with black Arabic hour and minute figures, read from below, the latter given only for every quarter.
Outside the hourly number minute points, the one at each hourly digit slightly fatter.
Next to the figure 2 a hole for the barrel.
Viewer two, of gold, each with a flared centre, on the outer end a broken heart shaped tip.
Action with a round oroklove of brass, broken through, with twelve pairwise, opposing stylised S-shaped ornaments, united at a short post, in the middle a round disc (so-called counter steel) of brass, with a protruding wedge-shaped tab, attached with a blue-striped screw, in the middle of the disc a recessed pale ruby.
Ruckartavla of silver, on this engraved; around the edge a division with three lobed leaves, alternating with straight dashes and the letters A and R (Avance and Retard), within a leaf wreath.
Rucker arm of brass, round smooth.
The work with the charner at the upper edge, at the opposite a spring hook with a nail print at the edge.
Wrench (later craft work); Handles of brass, in the form of a round-headed ring, at the top a short round pin, on the upper a narrow round-headed jumper with a playmaker.
Tubes of steel, screwed into the bottom.
Gift from her cousin Anna Maria Kempe.

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