• 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 Power Sources

There are three typical power sources used in clocks:

• the pull of hanging weights
• spring; a coiled spring unwinds
• an electrically-driven motor

Original lantern, longcase and other wall clocks were weight-driven, whereas bracket, carriage, mantel, skeleton, novelty and some wall clocks used a spring. Electric clocks began to appear in the late Victorian period, but mainly date from the 20th century.