Richard Bond Clock Escapement Video Documentation

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Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0682
Creators:
Todd, W. David (William David)
Stephens, Carlene E., 1949-
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Dates:
1997-12-07
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
0.25 Cubic feet
2 boxes
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
2.5 hours of videotape documenting a succession of clock escapements invented by Richard F. Bond in the 19th century. Bond's invention was called isodynamic escapement.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series: 5 items (original videotapes only).
Administration
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated.
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Made for the national Museum of American History, December 17, 1997.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Some oral histories are restricted; others unrestricted for research use on site by appointment. This collection is not available for research purposes until user copies are made.
Preferred Citation
Richard Bond Clock Escapement Video Documentation, 1997, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Museum owns all rights to this videotape.
Related Archival Materials
Two of the three regulators videotaped are located in the Division of the History of Technology collections, NMAH.
Ownership and Custodial History
Ownership and Custodial History
Collection was created by the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation with NMAH staff members Carlene Stephens and William David Todd. Transferred to the Archives Center February 1999.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Oral history -- 1950-2000 Type Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inventors -- 19th century Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Time clocks Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Time Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Videotapes Type Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
BetaCam SP (videotape format) Type Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Clocks and watches Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Clocks and watches -- Escapements Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Horology Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inventions -- 19th century Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
William Bond and Son. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bond, Richard F. (inventor) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives