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Fire Clock Replica - Dragon, Chinese, 1959
Reg. No: ST 024869
- Summary:
- Chinese fire clock replica, made by J. Bishop, Melbourne, 1959.
Reproduction of a Chinese fire clock, in form of a body of a dragon hollowed like boat with 11 cross wires supporting a taper. Each cords holds a metal ball above a brass dish. The lighted taper or incense stick burns gradually and ignites the cords so that the metal balls fall onto the brass dish, sounding the passage of time.
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 25 cm (Height), 6 cm (Width), 40 cm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | fire clocks |
| Themes this item is part of: | Horology Collection, Science & Measurement Collection |
| Primary Classification: | HOROLOGY |
| Secondary Classification: | Clocks |
| Tertiary Classification: | china |
| Maker: | Miss J. Bishop, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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