General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 BRASS TOOL HAS STEEL PINS & SCREWS/.2 WOODEN BOX HAS SIMULATED LEATHER COVERING, AND FLOCKED FABRIC LINING; BRASS HARDWARE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

11.0 cm

Width

6.0 cm

Height

4.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS DEPTHING TOOL USED C. 1910+. THIS TYPE OF TOOL USED 1700S +

Canada

USED BY DONOR IN THE REPAIR OF GRAND FATHER CLOCKS.

Function

USED TO CORRECT DEPTHING OR ENGAGEMENT OF WHEEL AND PINION TEETH AND ESCAPEMENTS.

Technical

DEPTHING TOOLS ARE ONE OF THE MOST COMMON WATCH REPAIR TOOLS. THIS TOOL'S PRIMARYFUNCTION IS THE MOUNTING OF TWO GEARS OR WHEELS, AND THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE SPACING BETWEEN THE SHAFTS FOR PROPER ALIGNMENT. DEPTHING TOOLS CAN ALSO BE MODIFIED OR ADAPTED AND USED FOR SETTING A CLOCK ANCHOR ESCAPEMENT TO THE SCAPE WHEEL, FOR TESTING THE DEPTH AND ACTION OF THE ESCAPEMENT BEFORE PLANTING IN THE WATCH PLATES; TO MATCH A CYLINDER TO A CYLINDER SCAPE WHEEL; AND TO ROUNDING UP OR FINISHING WHEELS, OR FOR POLISHING. (REF. 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 " F [backwards] P " incised on tool bed, below pins/.2 " 26 " marked [tooled ?] on top of lid.

Missing

NONE EVIDENT.

Finish

.1 POSSIBLY LACQUERED; BLUED STRIP;.2 RED PEBBLE-TEXTURED COVERING ON OUTSIDE HAS TOOLED BORDER AND DECORATIVE SCROLLWORK ON LID; RED FLOCKED LINING.

Decoration

N/A