ATOCI for Clock Jobbers Handy Book. 1889

Table of Contents. 
I. VARIOUS CLOCKS DESCRIBED. 1-18. Six Illustrations. 
II. PENDULUMS THE CONTROLLERS. 19—30. One Illustrations. 
III. ESCAPEMENTS COMMONLY USED. 31 — 46. Four Illustrations. 
IV. DE WYCK'S, GERMAN, AND HOUSE CLOCKS. 47 — 66. Four Illustrations. 
V. EXAMINATING AND CLEANING AN EIGHT-DAY CLOCK. 67 — 95. Seventeen Illustrations. 
VI. REPAIRING AN EIGHT-DAY CLOCK. 96 — 116. Seventeen Illustrations. 
VII. FRENCH TIMEPIECES. I17 — 140. Thirty-one Illustrations. 
VIII. LATHES AND TURNING APPLIANCES. 141 — 155. Twenty four Illustrations. 

Index
Action of Mainspring. 7
Adjustable Hand-wheel to Lathe. 143
Adjusting Striking Work. 3
American Clocks. 2, 13
American Clock Pallets. 38
American Clock, Spring of. 3
American Lathe 153
Anchor Escapements. 36, 37
Anglo-American Clocks. 5
Appliances for Running Pivots. 97
Arbor, Hammer. 127
Arbor, Plain. 5
Archimedian Drill-stock. 100
Back Plate. 74
Bar, Triangular. 146
Barometric Error. 20, 21
Barrel Hook, New. 8
Beat of Escapement. 94
Bed for Lathe, Section of. 151
Bell Centre Punch. 98
Bench Vice. 69, 7o
Birdcage Frames. 11
Black Forest Clocks. 53
Bracket Clocks. 145
Brass Dials Silvering. 66
Brass Dipping. 116
Brass Work, Restoring. 116
Breguet Suspensions. 125,140
Brocot Escapement. 45, 121
Broken Tooth, Replacing. 107
Burnishing Pivots. 97
Defective. •• 130
CALLIPER, Defective. 130
Cannon Pinion. 135
Cases, Cleaning Marble. 118
Catgut Line. 9
Centre Punch, Bell. 98
Centre Wheel and Pinion. 119
Centres, Dead. 142,143
Centres, Used in Turn bench 98, 145, 146
Centring Cone Plate for Lathe. 149
Chain, Endless. 11
Chain, Making. 11
Chain, Repairing. 7
Cheapest Compensated Pendulum. 25
Chime Clocks. I, 5
Chime Ding-dong. 6
Chucking Blank Wheels for Cutting 110
Circular Error. 20
Clams for Vice. 70
Cleaning Clock. 71, 75
Cleaning, Different Methods of. 76
Cleaning, French Movement. 135, 136
Cleaning, Gilt Cases. 118
Cleaning, Kitchen Clock. 60
Click. 123
Click Spring. 123
Clock-jobbing Tools, Case of. 69
Clockmaker's Throw. 141. 
Clock Work, Lathe for. 150
Closing Pallets. 114
Closing Wide Pivot-Holes. 105
Collet for Hands. 115
Compensated Pendulums. 25
Compensation of Barometric and Circular Errors. 25
Complete Drilling Outfit. 102
Cone-Plate for Lathe. 149
Construction of Eight-Day Clock. 67
Contraction and Expansion. 26
Controllers, Pendulums. 19
Correct Escapements. 81
Countersinking Tool. 79
Crutch, Forked. 29
Crutch, of French Clock. 124
Crutch, Pin. 29
Crutch, Spring Tight. 124
Cubical Expansion. 26
Cuckoo Clocks. Y3
Cut Pinions. 54
Cut Pinions, Repairing. 101
Cutters for Pinion Wire. 111
Cutting Wheels. 110
De WYCK'S Clock. 47
Dead Beat Escapements 31, 38, 40, 121
Dead Centres. 142, 143
Dead Centres, Fair Leaders for. 144
Defective Calliper. 130
Depthing. 78
Derangement of Fusee. 9
Detached Escapements. 31 41
Detent, Hoop Wheel. 15
Detent, Locking Plate. 126
Detent, Warning. 15
Detent, Warning and Lifter. 126
Diagram of Escapement. 115
Diagram of Proportions for Rack Tail. 93
Dials, Drop. 7
Dials, Enamelled. 121
Dials, English. 6
Dials, Engraved. 65
Dials, Iron. 4, 65
Dials, of American Clocks. 4
Dials, Painting. 4, 65
Dials, Restoring. 116
Dials, Silvering Brass. 66
Dials, Spring. 1
Dials, Wooden. 66
Dials, Zinc. 4
Different Methods of Cleaning. 76
Ding-dong Chime. 6
Dipping Brass 116
Double Spring Suspensions. 29
Double Three-Legged Gravity Escapement. 45
Drawn Pinions. 54
Drill-Stock, Archimedian. , 100
Drill-Stock, Improved. 100
Drill-Stock, Ordinary. 99
Drilling Lathe. 101
Drilling Machine, Upright. 65
Drilling Outfit, Complete. „ 102
Drilling Pivot-Holes, Upright. 65
Drilling Poppet. , 151
Drilling Tool. 100
Driving-Wheel to Turn Bench. 142
Driving Wheel to Lathe. 143
Drop Dials. 7
Drop Dials. on Pallets. 58, 82
Drum Timepieces. 120
Drum Improved Pallets for. 132
Dutch Clocks. 13, 53, 57
ECCENTRIC Pivot Bushes. 106
Effect of Regulation. 27
of Suspension Spring 24
Eight-Day Clocks. 2, 67
Electric Clocks. 1, 6
Enamelled Dials. 121
Endless Chain. 11
English Dials. 6
Recoil Escapement. 37
Engraved Dials. 65
Error, Barometric. 20, 21
Error, Circular. 20, 21
Error, Temperature. 25
Escape Wheels. I 13
Escapements, Anchor Recoil 36, 37
Escapements, Commonly used. 31
Escapements, Diagram of. 115
Escapements, English Recoil. 37
Escapements, Four-Legged Gravity. 43
Escapements, French Recoil. 36
Escapements, Recoil. 36, 37
Examining American Clock. 3
Examining Clock Movement ,. 71,77
Examining French Timepieces. 122
Examining Pin. 77
Expansion and Contraction. 26
Expansion, Cubical. 26
Expansion, Linear. 26
FACING Pinion Heads. 104
Fair Leaders for DeadCentres 144
Fastening Gut Line. 10
Ferrules, Screw. 97
Fixing French Movements in Case 121
Fly and Pinion. 119
Foot Lathe. 154
Fork Crutch. 29
Four-Legged Gravity Escapement. 43
Four-Screw Screw Ferrule. 97
Frame-Saw. 107
Frames, Birdcage. 11
French Clocks. 12
French Clocks, Crutch of. 124
French Clocks, Suspensions of. 125
French Movements, Cleaning 135, 136
French Recoil Escapement. 36
French Timepieces. 117
French Timepieces, Movements Described. 118
Front Plate. 75
Functions of Pendulum. 19
Fusee, Derangement of. 9
Gathering Pallet and Pinion 119
German Clocks. 13, 57
German Lathe. 148
Gilt Cases, Cleaning. , 118
Go-ahead Lathe. 149
Going Train. 72
Gravity Escapement. 41
Gravity Escapement, Double Three-Legged. 45
Gravity, Escapement, Four-Legged. 43
Gridiron Pendulum. 25, 28
Gut Line, Fastening. 10
Hall Clocks. 13
Hammer Arbor. 127
Hammer of French Time pieces. 138
Hammer Spring. 127
Hand Rest. 147
Hands, Collets for. 115
Handwheel for Lathe. 142
Hardening Pallets. 115
Hardening Pinions. 102
Holes, Closing Pivot. 105
Holes, New Pivot. 79, 105
Hook, New Barrel. 8
Hoop Wheel, 15
Hoop Wheel Detent. 15
Hour Wheel. 135
Huyghen's Endless Chain. 11
IMPROVED Drill-Stock. 100
Improved Pallets for Drum. 13
Improved Suspension. 134
In Beat. 94
Incorrect Striking. 129
Iron Clock Dials. 4, 65
Isochronism of Pendulums. 20
JAW Chuck Pin-Vice. 90
KEYS, Winding. 68
Kitchen Clock, Cleaning. 6o
LANTERN Pinions. 53, 55
Lantern, Pinions, Making. 56
Lantern, Pinions, Trundles. 56
Large Clocks. 16
Lathe, American. , 153
Lathe, Cone-Plate for. 149
Lathe, Cutting Wheels in. , 110
Lathe, Drilling 101
Lathe, Foot. 154
Lathe, for Clock Work. 150
Lathe, for Turning Clock Glasses 154
Lathe, German. 148
Lathe, Go-ahead. 149
Lathe, with Hand-Wheel. 143
Laws of Pendulums. 19
Leading-off Rods. 17
Left Poppet. 147
Lengths of Pendulums. 22
Lentil-shaped Bobs. 3o
Letting down Mainsprings, Tool for 123
Lifter. 15
Lifter, and Warning Detent. 126
Lifter, Stud for. 127
Lifting Pin. 15
Line, Catgut. 9
Line. Metallic. 9
Linear Expansion. 26
Locking Plate. 15, 128
Locking Plate Detent. 15, 126
Locking Plate Pinion and Wheel. 119
Locking Plate Striking Work. 15
Long Case Clocks. 2, 13, 63
MAINSPRING, Action of. 7
Mainspring, of American Clocks 3
Mainspring, of French time-pieces. 137
Mainspring, Replacing. 8
Mainspring, Tool for Letting Down. 123
Main-Wheel and Pinion. 119
Maintaining Power. 8
Making Clock Chains. 11
Making Lantern Pinions. 56
Marble Cases, Cleaning. 118
Mechanism of Maintaining Power. 9
Mechanism of Striking Clock. 84
Mercurial Pendulum. 28
Metallic Line. 9
Minute Regulation. 28
Minute Wheel and Pinion. 135
Motion Work of French Movement. 15
NEW Pallets for Drum Time-piece. 131
New Pivot-Holes. 79, 105
OILING Mainsprings. 137
Old English Clocks. 1
Ordinary Drill-Stock. 99
Ordinary Pin Vice. 90
PAINTING Clock Dials. 4, 65
Pallets. 136
Pallets. Closing. 114
Pallets. Drop on. 82
Pallets. Hardening. 115
Pallets. of American Clock. 38
Pallets. of Drum Timepiece 131, 132
Pallets. Softening. 113
Pallets. Staff 136
Parallel Bench Vice. 70
Parallel Pliers. 71
Parts of a Clock Named. 75
Pendulum Bobs, Lentil-shaped. 30
Pendulum, Compensated. 25
Pendulum, Functions. 19
Pendulum, Gridiron. 25, 28
Pendulum, Isochronisrn. 20
Pendulum Laws. 19
Pendulum Length. 22
Pendulum Mercurial. . 28
Pendulum of French Timepiece. 129
Pendulum Seconds. 26
Pendulum Simplest Form. 19
Pendulum Spring. 29
Pendulum the Controller. 19
Pillars. 64
Pillars, Riveting. 64
Pin Crutch. 29
Pin, Examining. 77
Pin, Lifting. 15
Pin, Vices. 90
Pin, Warning. 15
Pin, Wheel and Pinion. 119
Pin, Wheel Escapement. 45
Pinion and Wheel of Locking Plate 119
Pinions, Cut. 54
Pinions, Drawn. 54
Pinions, Hardening. 102
Pinions, Heads, Facing. 104
Pinions, Lantern. 53, 55, 56
Pinions, Polishing. 103
Pinions, Repairing Cut. 101
Pinions, Running. 54
Pinions, Solid. 54
Pinions, Tempering. =03
Pinions, Truing. 103
Pinions, Trundles of Lantern. 56
Pinions, Wire, Cutters for. 111
Pins. 89
Pivots, Burnishing. 97
Pivots, Bushes, Eccentric. 106
Pivots, Centres for Running. 98
Pivots, Holes, Drilling Upright. 65
Pivots, Holes, New. 79, 98, 105
Pivots, Running. 8o
Pivots, Turning. 105
Plain Arbor. 115
Plates. 64
Plates, Back. 74
Plates, Front. 75
Plates, Locking. 15, 128
Plates, Smoothing. 64
Plates, Wooden. 13
Pliers. 71
Pocket Case of Tools. 69
Polishing Pinions. 103
Polishing Wheels. 112
Poppet, Left. 147
Poppet, Running Mandrel. 147
Properties of Pendulums. 19
Putting Movement Together 10, 88, 137
Putting New Pivot. 98
QUARTER-CHIME Clock. 17
Quick Grip Bench Vice. 70
RACK of Striking Train. 92, 128
Rack, Tail, Proportions for 93
Recoil Escapements 31-33, 36, 37
Redstuff. 111
Regulating Breguet Suspensions 125, 140
Regulating, Effect of. 27
Regulating, Minute. 28
Regulators. 1, 34
Regulators. Vienna. 33
Remontoir Escapement. 46
Repairing Chain. 7
Repairing, Cut Pinion. 101
Repairing, Escapements. 80
Repairing, Old English Clocks, 96
Repairing, Split Pinion Arbor. 100
Replacing Mainspring. 8
Replacing Movement in Case. 94
Replacing Wheel Teeth. 107
Rest, Hand. 147
Restoring Brass Work. 116
Restoring Dials. 116
Riveting Pillars. 64
Rods, Leading off. 17
Round Dials. 7
Running Mandrel Poppet. 148
Running, Mandrel Turn Bench. 148
Running, Pinions. 54
Running, Pivots. 80, 97
Running, Pivots, Centres for. 93
SAW-FRAME. 107
Scaping Pallets for Drum timepiece. 133
Screwdriver. 71
Screw Ferrules. 97
Second Wheel and Pinion. 119i rc)
Seconds Pendulum. 26
Section of Lathe Bed. 151
Sets of Wheels. 109
Setting in Beat. 59
Setting out Recoil Escapement. 33
Shape of Pallets. 81
Side-Screw Turn Bench. 145
Silk Suspension. 125
Silvering Brass Dials. 66
Simplest form of Pendulum. 19
Skeleton Clocks. 1, 14
Sliding Tongs. 91
Smoothing Clock Plates. 64
Softening Pallets. 113
Solid Pinions. 54
Split Pinion Arbor, Repairing. 100
Spring. 15
Spring, Click. 123
Spring, Dials. I
Spring, Hammer. 127
Spring, Suspensions. 125
Spring, Suspensions, Double. 29
Spring, Suspensions for Drum Timepieces. 134
Spring, Tight Crutch. 124
Stand for Timing Movement. 126
Standard Drilling Tool. 100
Striking Clock. 84
Striking, Incorrectly. 129
Striking, Rack. 128
Striking, Train. 72
Striking, Work. 3, 83, 85
Stud for Lifter. 127
Suspension, Improved. 134
Suspension of Pendulum. 28
Suspension Springs. 29, 125
Suspension Springs, Breguet. 125
Suspension Springs, Effect of. 24
TEETH, Replacing Wheel. 107
Temperature Error. 25
Tempering Pinions. 103
Thirty-hour Clocks. 1, 10
Three-legged Gravity Escapement. 45
Throw, Clockmaker's. 141
Throw, Fitted to Turn Bench. 142
Tic-tacs. 129
Timing Stand. 126
Tongs, Sliding. 91
Tools for Clock-Jobbing. 69
Topping Wheel Teeth. 111
Top-Screw Turn Bench. 144
Train, Going. 72
Triangular Bar. 146
Truing Pinions. 103
Trumpet Clocks. 13
Trundles of Lantern Pinions. 56
Turn Bench, or Turns. 141
Turn, Centres of. 98, 146
Turn, with Running Mandrel. 148
Turn, with Side-Screws. 145
Turn, with Throw and Driving Wheel. 142
Turn, with Top Screws. 144
Turning Hands Back. 128
Turning Pivots. 105
Turret Clocks. 1, 16
UPRIGHT Drilling Machine. 65
Upright Pivot-holes. 65
VARIOUS Clocks Described. 1
Various Parts Named. 47
Various Vice, Bench. 69, 70
Various Clams for. 70
Various Pin. 90
Vienna. Regulators. 10
Visible Escapement. 45, 143
Warning Detent. 15
Warning Pin 15, 125
Warning Wheel and Pinion 119
Wheel and Pinion of Locking Plate 119
Wheel Blanks, Cutting. 110. 
Wheel, Cutters for. 110
Wheel, Cutting on Lathe. 110
Wheel, Escape. 113
Wheel, for American Clocks. 112
Wheel, for French Striking Clock. 119
Wheel, Hoop. 15
Wheel, Polishing. 112
Wheel, Sets of. 109
Wheel, Teeth, Replacing. 107
Wheel, Teeth, Topping. 111
Wide Pivot-holes, Closing. 105
Winding Keys. 68
Wiping out. 17
Wooden Dials. 66
Wooden Plates. 13
ZINC Clock Dials. 4