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NAWCC Bulletin #284 1993 June #284 National Watch & Clock Collectors
NAWCC Bulletin 1993 June #284 Western Self Winding Clocks
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. ABOUT THE COVERS
On the front cover is the Grand Orrery which won first place in Complicated Clock Movements in the NAWCC Crafts Contest in 1992 for Edward W. Willard (OH). The orrery contains 64 wheels with over 4000 teeth and 18 pinions with counts varying from 8 to 20 leaves. The dials show minutes, hours, days, months, and the lunation cycle. The dial showing the phases of the Moon is located on the bridge. Power for the movement of the clock, calendar, and orrery is supplied by a 60-cycle 1 rpm synchronous motor. By disengaging one wheel, the orrery can be operated manually. One turn of the crank moves the works one day. Power is also fed up to the bridge which rotates once per year and contains the Earth, Moon, Venus, and Mercury, all revolving around the Sun in their proper respective periods. Mr. Willard estimates the time to design and construct an orrery is 1200 hours.
Contents:
ARTICLES
The Wichita Watch That Wasn't, by M. C. Harrold 259
Dr. Rowell and his Clocks, by Allen L. King 274
The Herschede Electromechanical Movement,
by E. F. Wale 279
The Waltham 17-Size KW Chronograph,
by Philip J. Guest 294
The Darches and Me, by Judith Z. Rubin 299
West *****ern///// Un*****ion Self Winding Clocks, by J. B. Green 306
What'll We Do For the Next Two Years?
by Edward R. Sipay 309
FEATURES
Necrology 312
Executive Director's Digest 313
Election Results 313
Timely Voices 314
The Watch and Clock Museum of the NAWCC 327
Library News 330
The Answer Box 334
Research Activities and News 341
Book Reviews 347
The Willard House and Clock Museum 350
Chapter Highlights 352
Chapter Officers 382
National Officers and Staff 384
Dates to Remember Cover 3
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