Originally in the Himeji Castle The large domed bell with straight sides and internal lip, secured by a three-winged nut over plain side doors with external hinges and secured by open catches locking into the shaped dialplate, the fixed rectangular dial framed by engraved foliage centred by a date aperture and an applied chapter ring with inner divided track around a rotating elaborate pierced steel hand, with 15 alarm-setting holes, the iron and brass weight-driven movement with double foliot verge escapement with alarm and automatic change over from day-light hours to night-time hours, the strike train with countwheel operating the octagonal hammer mounted on a vertical arbor, complete with original mantel hood with original rice paper panels mounted on a large brown lacquered tapering floor stand 1.60m (5ft 3ins) high
Originally in the Himeji Castle The large domed bell with straight sides and internal lip, secured by a three-winged nut over plain side doors with external hinges and secured by open catches locking into the shaped dialplate, the fixed rectangular dial framed by engraved foliage centred by a date aperture and an applied chapter ring with inner divided track around a rotating elaborate pierced steel hand, with 15 alarm-setting holes, the iron and brass weight-driven movement with double foliot verge escapement with alarm and automatic change over from day-light hours to night-time hours, the strike train with countwheel operating the octagonal hammer mounted on a vertical arbor, complete with original mantel hood with original rice paper panels mounted on a large brown lacquered tapering floor stand 1.60m (5ft 3ins) high
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