PAUL GARNIER, PARIS, 19TH CENTURY
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Two French timing machines
Paul Garnier, Paris, 19th century
One within a long rectangular brass case with glazed rectangular door, the brass dial engraved Paul Garnier Ingeur. Mcien. Rue Caitbout 6 & 16 Paris; La Contrefaçon Sera pour Suivie, the computations up to 999,999 with the white enamel Roman dial to the right side signed Paul Garnier Hger. Mcien. de la Marine with blued moon hands and subsidiary seconds at XII, 180° sector to the left of the dial with blued steel hand giving time elapsed, the clock movement with going barrel and Garnier's chaff-cutter escapement; another in smaller rectangular case with glazed front door, the dial-plate engraved Paul Garnier Her. Mécanicien du Roi 6 et 14 Rue Taitbout, the white enamel chapter disc calibrated 0 to 60 and signed Paul Garnier Hger. du Roi. Paris, the going barrel movement with Garnier's chaff-cutter escapement; with photocopy from Garnier's trade magazine showing the counting machine and entitled COMPTEURS DE TOURS SPÉCIAUX (2)
Paul Garnier, Paris, 19th century
One within a long rectangular brass case with glazed rectangular door, the brass dial engraved Paul Garnier Ingeur. Mcien. Rue Caitbout 6 & 16 Paris; La Contrefaçon Sera pour Suivie, the computations up to 999,999 with the white enamel Roman dial to the right side signed Paul Garnier Hger. Mcien. de la Marine with blued moon hands and subsidiary seconds at XII, 180° sector to the left of the dial with blued steel hand giving time elapsed, the clock movement with going barrel and Garnier's chaff-cutter escapement; another in smaller rectangular case with glazed front door, the dial-plate engraved Paul Garnier Her. Mécanicien du Roi 6 et 14 Rue Taitbout, the white enamel chapter disc calibrated 0 to 60 and signed Paul Garnier Hger. du Roi. Paris, the going barrel movement with Garnier's chaff-cutter escapement; with photocopy from Garnier's trade magazine showing the counting machine and entitled COMPTEURS DE TOURS SPÉCIAUX (2)
Provenance
Formally from the Atellier of Paul Garnier