The upper part exhibits a band of music,
consisting of two violins, a violoncello, a German flute, three vocal
performers, and a boy and girl; the lower part has the hour and
minutes indicated by neat gilt hands; above the centre is a moment
hand, which shows the true dead beat. On the right is a hand
pointing to--chimes silent--all dormant--quarters silent--all active;
to signify that the clock will perform as those words imply. On the
left is a hand that points to the days of the week, and goes round in
the course of seven days, and shifts the barrel to a fresh time at
noon and midnight. The clock strikes the hour, the four quarters, and
plays a tune three times over every three hours, either on the bells
alone, the lyricord, or on both together. Three figures beat exact
time to the music, and three seem to play on their instruments; and
the boy and the girl both dance through the whole if permitted. But
still, by a touch all are dormant, and by another touch all are in
action again. The lyricord will play either low or loud. The machine
goes eight days, either as a watch clock, quarter clock,
quarter-chime-clock or as a quarter chime lyrical clock.
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