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**Rare Vintage Original c.1980 Classic Clocks Clerkenwell French Great Wheel Skeleton Clock Flyer**An exceptionally scarce, vintage single-sided promotional retail flyer leaflet published by Classic Clocks (Clerkenwell) Limited (based at St. John\'s Square, London EC1). Titled \"French Great Wheel Skeleton Clock... Available as a kit for polishing and assembly with hand tools only.\"This historical document provides original retail catalog reference metrics for the highly celebrated late-18th-century French architectural timepiece movement recreation. It serves as excellent reference literature for horological model makers, kit builders, and skeleton clock enthusiasts.**Comprehensive Content & Specification Breakdown:**1. **Horological Design Inspiration:** Traces the elegant yet simple layout lines typical of the earliest French skeleton timepieces which acted as the historical design fore-runners to the 19th-century English scroll counterparts. Features finely crossed-out gears giving a completely transparent and uncluttered visual view of the entire operational wheel train.
2. **Mechanical Engineering Metrics:** Outlines the unique internal parameters of the clock kit, confirming a full 14-day running duration driven by a classic fusee mechanism rather than the standard French practice of using a going barrel. Housed with a distinct, highly attractive \'tick-tack\' deadbeat-style escapement layout.
3. **Clerkenwell Publishing History:** Proudly carries the original vintage address typography fields for the London workshops at St. John\'s Square, Clerkenwell, complete with the historic 01-prefix telephone routing numbers.**Condition Report:**
* Overall: Fine vintage archival condition with rich, clear print quality.
* Layout: Complete single-sided printed sheet structure. Free from ink writing, modern clips, or tears.
* Wear: Very minor age-appropriate handling wear along the margins from long-term storage. The top corners do have creases as shown but sheet remains in tact.* Please inspect the high-resolution listing photos closely to appreciate the exact physical condition before purchasing.**SHIPPING & PROTECTIVE HANDLING:**
This item will be shipped securely flat-packed in a board-backed envelope to ensure it arrives in the exact condition seen. International shipping is available.
