Conservation of an Early Electric Master Clock: Making a Copy as a Conservation Tool

The project was to research how the making of a copy could contribute to the study and conservation of an electric master clock, c. 1855, by Constantin Detouche and Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin. A copy of the clock was produced as well as an electric cell similar to the one used in 1855 and they were b...

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Main Author: Françoise Collanges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association CeROArt 2014-03-01
Series:CeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/3914
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description The project was to research how the making of a copy could contribute to the study and conservation of an electric master clock, c. 1855, by Constantin Detouche and Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin. A copy of the clock was produced as well as an electric cell similar to the one used in 1855 and they were both tested, which made possible to determine how to safely run the original clock.
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spelling doaj-art-465e13f8b5514958ae279b909d40db662025-01-30T14:12:58ZengAssociation CeROArtCeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art1784-50922014-03-01410.4000/ceroart.3914Conservation of an Early Electric Master Clock: Making a Copy as a Conservation ToolFrançoise CollangesThe project was to research how the making of a copy could contribute to the study and conservation of an electric master clock, c. 1855, by Constantin Detouche and Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin. A copy of the clock was produced as well as an electric cell similar to the one used in 1855 and they were both tested, which made possible to determine how to safely run the original clock.https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/3914copyelectricityDetoucheRobert-HoudincoilDaniel’s cell
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Conservation of an Early Electric Master Clock: Making a Copy as a Conservation Tool
CeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art
copy
electricity
Detouche
Robert-Houdin
coil
Daniel’s cell
title Conservation of an Early Electric Master Clock: Making a Copy as a Conservation Tool
title_full Conservation of an Early Electric Master Clock: Making a Copy as a Conservation Tool
title_fullStr Conservation of an Early Electric Master Clock: Making a Copy as a Conservation Tool
title_full_unstemmed Conservation of an Early Electric Master Clock: Making a Copy as a Conservation Tool
title_short Conservation of an Early Electric Master Clock: Making a Copy as a Conservation Tool
title_sort conservation of an early electric master clock making a copy as a conservation tool
topic copy
electricity
Detouche
Robert-Houdin
coil
Daniel’s cell
url https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/3914
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