M248 Rare wooden Reutter Atmos clock

Ships from The Netherlands


Rare Atmos clock numbered * in wooden cabinet , J.L. Reutter, France circa 1930. Cabinet in Art Deco style. Perfect ivory white painted dial with art deco style arabic numerals and 'railroad' hands, 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.
Condition Note
Mint
Origin and period
France
Name
M248 Rare wooden Reutter Atmos clock
Categories
Atmos Clocks
Origins
France
Periods
20th Century 1930 Vintage
Measurements
Height: 27 cm, Width: 40 cm, Depth: 14 cm
Reference
VBCA100478
Artlistings seller since 2015

Located in Epe
The Netherlands

Ask the seller

More from this seller

You may also like