Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Prop clock ID req'd, please

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Prop clock ID req'd, please

    Hi all,

    With reference to the pictures below of a SPAD propeller boss, can anyone tell me if the clock is actually from a SPAD or not? Also how do you change the time on it and wind it up? There are no keyholes or keys visible. I would hazard a guess that to wind it up, you would turn the knurled bezel around the edge of the face (there is a directional arrow on the front of it) and to change the time I suppose that the glass cover could be removed and the hands moved physically, who knows? I'm certainly open to suggestions! Incidently, the following is stamped on to the boss itself:

    SPAD F XI

    HISP 150

    I look forward to your thoughts on this!

    Regs
    Attached Files

  • #2
    Bravo,

    It is as you suggest a rim wind clock which dates it to the WW1 period and a little later. It was used on automobiles and aircraft.

    With kind regards,

    Bob
    Bob Gardner
    Author; WW1 British Propellers, WWI German Propellers
    http://www.aeroclocks.com

    Comment


    • #3
      Hi Bob,

      Thanks for the reply, I assume that the hands have to be set from the front so have you any idea how to do this?

      Regs
      B

      Comment

      Working...
      X