SETH THOMAS COUNT WHEEL SHIPS BELL (ANTIQUE)
The Seth Thomas count wheel ships bell does not use a rack and snail. The count
wheel is the drive gear and the hammer lift wheel is the idler.There are short pins and
long pins on this wheel. there are 2 hammers with lift tabs: one rides on the long pinsĀ only and the other one rides on both the long and short pins. The count wheel travels
half as fast as the hammer lift wheel. One complete rotation or the hammer lift wheel
is equal to 4 hours or running time.