VR-592 Dwarf Serpentine by Marenzeller

Another detail showing how finely this piece is made. The small knob on the end of the strike lifting lever (at about the 2 o'clock position in the photo) - the knob is what would ride against the spring that provides the impetus to strike the gongs. Probably 1 in a thousand of the clocks made in Vienna during this period had these knobs - but little details like these allowed these clocks to run on absolutely the least weight possible.

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Another detail showing how finely this piece is made. The small knob on the end of the strike lifting lever (at about the 2 o'clock position in the photo) - the knob is what would ride against the spring that provides the impetus to strike the gongs. Probably 1 in a thousand of the clocks made in Vienna during this period had these knobs - but little details like these allowed these clocks to run on absolutely the least weight possible.

592 maranzeller quarter strike lifting arm