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Pin Wheel Escapement
An escapement for clocks which is now rarely used. It was invented by Lepaute about 1753. It is open to the same objections that the pin pallet is, it being very difficult to keep the pins oiled.
How to true a balance, repair a chipped dial, temper a spring or test a stone — the working bench-book of the American watch trade, arranged A to Z.
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An escapement for clocks which is now rarely used. It was invented by Lepaute about 1753. It is open to the same objections that the pin pallet is, it being very difficult to keep the pins oiled.