Candle Clock

Circa 1000 BC, A Chinese candle clock. Metal weights are hung over a container by long wax spills or candles of different lengths; as the candle burns the weigts fall off, striking the metal container. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Circa 1000 BC, A Chinese candle clock. Metal weights are hung over a container by long wax spills or candles of different lengths; as the candle burns the weigts fall off, striking the metal container. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Candle Clock
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Credit:
Hulton Archive / Handout
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51241120
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Hulton Archive
Date created:
January 02, 1754
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Source:
Hulton Archive
Barcode:
HC5155
Object name:
95c27/bean/1004/82c1
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2949 x 2145 px (9.83 x 7.15 in) - 300 dpi - 2 MB