M181 Atmos clock in black with print , J.L. Reutter

M181 Atmos clock in black with print , J.L. Reutter

Price: € 7250

Offered by Van Brug Collection



M181 Atmos clock in black with print , J.L. Reutter M181 Atmos clock in black with print , J.L. Reutter M181 Atmos clock in black with print , J.L. Reutter M181 Atmos clock in black with print , J.L. Reutter M181 Atmos clock in black with print , J.L. Reutter M181 Atmos clock in black with print , J.L. Reutter

Atmos clock in black with print , J.L. Reutter, France circa 1930. Cabinet in Art Deco style. Creme colored dial with daggers as numerals, signed Atmos Pendule Perpetuelle, made in Paris, Brevets J. L. Reutter. With the original Atmos clockwork.

The drum of the clock contains a mercury- and gas tube. Changes in weather conditions in particular temperature causes volumes changes. This generates a thermic in the barrel. The fluctuations and rotations are collected and the energy is used to drive the movement continuously. It is therefore called Pendule Perpétuelle. The invention was made by a French engineer, Jean Leon Reutter. HxBxD 24x19x14 cm

Period
1930
Signature
J.L. Reutter
Reference
100-345
Sizes
24 x 19 x 14 cm

Offered by

Van Brug Collection

Hoofdstraat 35
8162 AB Epe
The Netherlands

+31 (0)612966627
http://www.vanbrugcollection.eu

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