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Michael Gilligan02/10/2022 20:31:26
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Jeffrey Formby [Antiques] has just set me the lates book-list, which includes a small sales-brochure about: The Electro-Gravity Clock Wheel

Rather than spend £20 on the advert, I found the patent: **LINK**

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DGB190903851A

… which may amuse or amaze

MichaelG.

Nigel Graham 202/10/2022 21:25:15
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I wonder if a prototype was ever made and proven (or not)?

Quite what it was claimed an "improvement" over, is anyone's guess.

Journeyman03/10/2022 09:17:35
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Shades of this:-

Scroll to about 1:45 to see it working wink

John

Edited By Journeyman on 03/10/2022 09:18:57

Edited By Journeyman on 03/10/2022 09:20:42

Mike Hurley03/10/2022 09:28:52
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Oh dear, John - I do wish you hadn't posted that website - yet more precious hours of my life that I'll spend being fascinated by all the genius & crazy ideas people come up with!

Mike

Edited By Mike Hurley on 03/10/2022 09:29:32

John Haine03/10/2022 09:38:09
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Posted by Nigel Graham 2 on 02/10/2022 21:25:15:

I wonder if a prototype was ever made and proven (or not)?

Quite what it was claimed an "improvement" over, is anyone's guess.

Often these strange patent contraptions are designed to overcome someone else's patent. In this case it looks like the electromagnet flips an arm which then makes the wheel unbalanced, so in effect it's a "step by step" motor. Probably invented to get over patents held by Gents or Synchronome company on more obvious implementations.

I'm constantly amazed by the time people spend making well-finished models of "perpetual motion" machines that are obviously driven by a concealed power source - if they devoted the same attention to real innovation they might achieve something.

Michael Gilligan03/10/2022 10:48:34
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From the Horological Journal, January 1910, p69

Mr. H. Creese exhibited specimens of his Electro Gravity Wheel. The first glance brings to our minds that will-o'-the-wisp, the " perpetual motion " wheel, […]

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