что-то в том же духе
http://www.brianloomes.com/collectin...dex.html#right
часы скорее всего сделаны в провинции, где латунь - дефицит, а железо широко доступно
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Normal lantern clocks (including those rustic oddities by John Baxter and Christopher Carter) have everything made of brass except for the ironwork of the pinions and arbors (axles). Blacksmith ones used brass just for the dial and wheels, with very exceptional ones having iron wheels too. Everything else was made of iron - the 'frame' or 'cage', as it is sometimes called, the top and bottom plates, the bell-strap."
