Tabletop clock (17-18th c.)

Description

**Full name: Horizontal tile-shaped "kaflak" tabletop clock** Made by Georg Merckel, this horizontal tile-shaped tabletop clock is known as "kaflak" in Polish. Its mechanism is incomplete and the item was reconstructed in the 19th century. The mechanism has two spring drums (one non-original, dating back to the 19th century), a reduction screw with a chain, vintage movement gear, a crown wheel escapement protected by a decorative bow (the bow is missing). The ringing mechanism is incomplete (the bell is missing). The clock originally struck hours and half-hours. It has a ring dial and a single-hand mechanism (secondary hand, 21st century). **For more images and further information, visit:** https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/2737 Inventory number: 1681; 1401/V Localisation of the physical object: Jagiellonian University Museum, Collegium Maius **Digitalisation: Regional Digitalisation Lab, Małopolska Institute of Culture in Kraków, Poland; “Virtual Museums of Małopolska” project**