Drop Dial Clock

Similar to the dial clock but with the addition of a trunk below the dial, allowing a longer pendulum, for better timekeeping, and additional carved decoration. A glass panel is usually fitted to allow the pendulum bob to be seen; often these clocks also strike on a bell. The original drop dial clock is a typical English design dating from the mid 18th century, later produced in vast quantities in the United States, where they are known as 'school' or 'regulator' clocks. The quality of these is not to be compared with the English drop dial fitted with spring-driven fusee movements.