Tavern Drop Dial Fusee Timepiece Clock 19th Century Oak & Mahogany

Beautifully carved mahogany surround and oak cased fusee tavern, office, factory or shop timepiece clock. It could also have been in a School or Post Office but more likely a Pub, Office, Factory or Shop to be high up (so, as not to be interfered with) and seen from a distance away. The back box is made from oak with a long trunk and shaped base. Tavern Clocks were first used in in Pubs and other Retail premises to attract passing people in during the period from 1797 when William Pitt the Younger imposed heavy Taxes on Timekeepers. In response, it is said that Tavern Keepers commissioned large wall clocks and people would pop in to check the time. They are often known as "Act of Parliament clocks". The link chain 8 day fusee mechanism has been checked, serviced and tested to be in good antique working order. It keeps good time. Fusee mechanisms were used in clocks as far back as 1525 and were probably copied from example of Crossbow Windlass which goes back to before 1405. On the Crossbow, the idea was to make the Winding Easier. On Clocks, it is employed to even out the strength of the spring during its various tensions of wind. Thus keeping more Accurate Time Between Windings (usually 8 days).