Clocktime: Denton Hall Fromanteel Table Clock c1657, 03 Hidden Access

#AntiqueClock"Ahasuerus Fromanteel – The Denton Hall Fromanteel square pillared, earliest pendulum-with-fusee and maintaining-power architectural table clock.

Join Dr John C Taylor OBE from the Clocktime digital museum as he discusses the hidden access of the Denton Hall Fromanteel, circa 1657.

So, imagine you've just bought the latest technology, several tens of thousands of pounds worth and you want to show it off. Well, the only thing to do is to be able to see inside. And so, this clock opens all the way around and every door on all four sides has a secret latch. The first secret latch is, you open the drawer and press a little button here and the front opens. Then, you can press a little button here and the side opens and you can press another little hidden button underneath and this side opens as well. Then, there's another button at the back, which then will allow the back to open. And so you've got complete access on all four sides to admire the beauty of the most wonderful mechanism that you ever seen in your life."