weight-driven clock

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• Bracket clock — A bracket clock is a style of antique portable table clock made in the 17th and 18th centuries. [cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = title = Bracket Clock work = Clocks and Watches, Encyclopedia of Antiques publisher = Old and Sold… …   Wikipedia