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From: crm@duke.UUCP (Charlie Martin)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Begging help from the limitless source of electronic trivia
Message-ID: <7784@duke.duke.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 7-Jul-86 12:27:34 EDT
Article-I.D.: duke.7784
Posted: Mon Jul  7 12:27:34 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 8-Jul-86 07:27:04 EDT
Organization: Duke University CS Dept.; Durham, NC
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I have a problem -- I've recently received an heirloom clock that
has fascinated me since computers had ball-plane integrators (I'd
sit on the floor and watch it when I was 5.)  This clock is called
an Atmos clock, and is a very precise rotational-pendulum affair 
(beleive it or not) by a barometer: changes in air pressure power a
bellows which in turn winds a mainspring.

The problem is that the winding mechanism no longer works properly:
it should be keeping the drive chain taut, and does not. Eventually
the mainspring winds down and the clock stops.

I would very much like to have the clock work correctly again.  Can
someone suggest a clockmaker who could fix this, or suggest a way to
find one?

I would also like to find out what the thing is worth, as well, if
anyone can suggest a way I could find that out.

Thanks very much,
-- 

			Charlie Martin
			(...mcnc!duke!crm)