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Rare Film Clock Mechanism
🕑 Added 2025-04-10 20:10:27 +0000 UTCJust when you think you've seen them all here comes something unusual - definitely a piece of transitional technology somewhere between projection displays and flip clocks. It takes what was readily available at the time and puts that tech to use in a bedside clock radio. Enjoy!
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AlexBrandon
That gave me an 'Oh, Wow!' moment when I saw what you meant by Film clock. Great episode, Fran.
Fran Blanche
Neither apply to this- it is like a flip clock escapement that cams the display over when the top of the minute trips a gear to turn the mechanism just one increment.
Fred Niell
Is it a jump-hour mechanism or just a rolling number? From the ratchet-ey look when you were advancing it, it seemed like it might be jump-hour. While that would def be cooler, I think the extra stress on the film would be a recipe for disaster long term
