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I think Dutch, but I may be mistaken.

I have it on the floor, but it’s a wall clock. This is the first time I’ve seen this arrangement on the hour hand.

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It certainly is a Dutch clock. How many bells has it got because proper dutch striking should have two. Looking at the hands its an alarm. Do you have the hood if so can I see it please, at the moment I don't know if it's Frisian, if so it should have a pendulum with a long tail and 3 ornaments on top. 

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24 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

It certainly is a Dutch clock. How many bells has it got because proper dutch striking should have two. Looking at the hands its an alarm. Do you have the hood if so can I see it please, at the moment I don't know if it's Frisian, if so it should have a pendulum with a long tail and 3 ornaments on top. 

It only has one bell on the top of the movement for striking the hour.  There are three ornaments for the top of the hood, although I left them with the customer.

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It does look as though there used to be another hammer though.  There are some unused holes and components as shown in the pics.  Maybe its been removed during its lifetime.

 

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It does indeed have a long pendulum and tail, and a sliding cover that hides the pendulum.

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Very similar to this one, although the one I have here only has the main going weight. The one in the picture has another smaller weight, presumably to drive an alarm function?

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That is what I was expecting to see regarding ornaments it's Atlas carrying the globe and two  Pheme Goddess at sides. Dutch striking is a hammer striking one of the bells on the hour and another hammer striking another bell on the half hour being a different tone. It certainly look as if parts are missing, be careful as many of these clocks are not as old as you think.  

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36 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

That is what I was expecting to see regarding ornaments it's Atlas carrying the globe and two  Pheme Goddess at sides. Dutch striking is a hammer striking one of the bells on the hour and another hammer striking another bell on the half hour being a different tone. It certainly look as if parts are missing, be careful as many of these clocks are not as old as you think.  

Thanks OH.  I'm servicing it, rather than buying, so it is what it is.  Interesting clock though.

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