When he retired from the government, my dad got a clock that was mounted in a pane of glass, something like the bottom clock from here, or the clocks at the bottom of this page.
About a month before it showed up, I’m almost certain that I came across a word that describes this clock-in-glass format. (I keep thinking it begins with an h, but that’s pretty fuzzy too).
Admittedly it’s not the best question ever asked here, but every time I see this clock I’m reminded that I can’t. remember. this word! Can I be proven sane, or should I seek medication?
Is it a Cox/Merlin clock that is kept wound by changes in barometric pressure, an Atmos clock that is kept wound by small changes in temperature, or a hybrid which is wound by both temperature and pressure changes?
Whoa! TellMeI’mNotCrazy - I found that page looking for the name earlier. Your post did remind me to try Google Sets though (with, again, no luck). ltfire - I wasn’t aware those clocks-in-globes were ‘Anniversary clocks’. Neat.
And Squink, while the Atmos clock blows my mind, (and it would be incredibly cool to even see one), that’s unfortunately not it.
It’s really almost exactly like the clocks in my links - single thick pane of glass standing vertically in a flat wooden base, with a standard AA-powered clock mechanism attached mid-way up. About the only special thing about it is the face has the RCMP logo on it, and it’s got my Dad’s name engraved on it.
Carriage clocks don’t have to be set in glass, though I believe the term could be applied to a clock set in glass. In my experience carriage clocks are often thought of as clocks like these
Hmm. While the term Martiju and mittu use seems to refer mostly to clocks in a case with a handle on the top, I’m willing to accept that I saw someone using the term ‘carriage clock’ in a generous manner and call it case closed.