![]() The right arms of the four musicians move across their instrument, driven by the movement. There is a painted automaton mechanism in the arch, depicting a musical company and a few figures around them. Around and in the centres are painted roses. In the top corners are two secondary rings, the left one to switch off the musical train (chime/not chime), the one of the right for selecting one of the six tunes, each with a blued steel hand-shaped handle. There is an date aperture above the VI, while below the XII there is a recessed silvered signature plaque: Jam.s Smith London. The time is indicated by a fine pair of pierced blued steel hands. The arched, slightly waisted brass dial has a silvered Roman dial, with Arabic five-minute and minute divisions. The backplate is elaborately engraved depicting scroll and leaf motifs. There is also an option to switch off the musical train (chime/not chime) on a secondary dial in the left top corner of the dial. The striking can be repeated at will by pulling a cord on the left-hand side of the case, while the musical train can be activated by pulling a cord of the right-hand side. It plays one of six tunes on the hour, followed by activating the striking sounding the hours on a large bell. The musical train has a cylinder at right angles on the plates, with 15 hammers on eight bells. The going train has a verge escapement with a short pendulum with knife-edge suspension. The spring-driven triple fusee brass movement consists of going, striking and musical trains, as well as an automaton. ![]()
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