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Self-winding clocks

Scope note

Clocks rewound automatically either by a system of weighted levers or by electric motors.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000201686

Broader Terms used

<clocks by movement>

Term used for

clocks, self-winding

Equivalent Terms used

self-winding clock

Created

13yrs ago

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