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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Mantel/table pendulum clock · Paris

Clock with planetarium and musical mechanism

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Raingo was granted a five-year patent on 18 June 1810 for the creation of this model. It was described in the patent as a "Clock with a Moving sphere for showing the elements of cosmography and geography.".

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH IV-347
Object type
Mantel/table pendulum clock
Place of production
Paris
Dating
1800 - 1825
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
Bois, Bronze, Laiton
Dimensions (catalogue)
Dimensions: 76.0 x 40.0 x 39.0 cm
Inscriptions (catalogue)
Antide Janvier à l'institut (cadran); Fecit Raingo rue St. Sébastien N° 46 à Paris (caisse du mécanisme à musique)

Historical significance

  • Raingo was granted a five-year patent on 18 June 1810 for the creation of this model. It was described in the patent as a "Clock with a Moving sphere for showing the elements of cosmography and geography.".
  • The planetarium shows the movement of the Moon around the Earth, as well as the movement of the Earth-Moon system around the Sun, which is represented by a stationary gilded ball. The carriage carrying the earth and moon and its gear-train can be operated mechanically, or with a handle.

Photographs

Clock with planetarium and musical mechanism (MIH IV-347)
Clock with planetarium and musical mechanism (MIH IV-347) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Clock with planetarium and musical mechanism (MIH IV-347)
Clock with planetarium and musical mechanism (MIH IV-347) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
Clock with planetarium and musical mechanism (MIH IV-347)
Clock with planetarium and musical mechanism (MIH IV-347) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record

Photographs are illustrative examples of the type, not necessarily the exact object described. Verify details against the source file page.

Sources & references

  1. Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. IV-347: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/36376/

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.