• Getting to Know
• Gallery
• Dating Your House
• Design by Style
• Design by Room
• Design by Element
• Decorative Features and Furnishings
• Clocks
• History of Clocks
• Types of Clock
• Clock Movements
• Clock Power Sources
• Clock Escapement
• Clock Train
• Clock Striking
• Clock Dials and Fittings
• Clock Materials
• People in Your Period Home

Clock Movements

The 'movement' is simply the mechanism of the clock.

It consists of:

• a power source; what moves the movement
• a regulator; a means of controlling the movement to give accuracy
• a striking mechanism

Most clocks have a plated movement; the mechanism is set between two vertical plates at the front and back. In some clocks, such as lantern clocks, the movement is 'posted' - two horizontal frames or plates are separated by four vertical posts. This is also called a 'bedpost' or 'birdcage' movement.