Curious Clocks and Watches through time with Oliver Cooke | Curator's Corner S8 E1
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- čas přidán 26. 05. 2024
- Everyone's favourite Horologist Oliver Cooke delves through the cupboards of the British Museum's Horological Study Room to bring you six curious and novelty clocks and watches from across time. See below for a list of links to find out more about each one in the video.
CONTENT WARNING:
This video features a staggeringly low number of accurate timepieces. We can't express it enough, most of these would not reliably tell you the time or wake you up. They're pretty interesting though.
CHAPTERS:
00:33 Inclined Plane Clock (1680-1690)
04:00 Flying Pendulum Clock (1875-1885)
06:00 Time-projecting Night Clock by Eveready (1913)
08:03 Bradley Snyder Visually-impaired Watch by Eone (2014)
10:31 Nuremberg Horizontal table clock (1535-1545)
11:21 Nuremberg Horizontal table clock alarm attachment (1535-1545)
12:30 Pair Cased Watch (1770s)
12:50 Alarm Device for Pocket Watch (1835-1845)
15:09 Clocks and Watches at the British Museum
Inclined Plane Clock: www.britishmuseum.org/collect...
Flying Pendulum Clock: www.britishmuseum.org/collect...
Time-projecting Night Clock by Eveready: www.britishmuseum.org/collect...
Bradley Snyder Visually-impaired Watch by Eone: www.britishmuseum.org/collect...
Nuremberg Horizontal table clock and alarm attachment: www.britishmuseum.org/collect...
Alarm Device for Pocket Watch: www.britishmuseum.org/collect...
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Need more clocks? More watches? More Oli? We've got it covered: czcams.com/play/PL0LQM0SAx600xVMIZO9L6zXTP_-K8rcDC.html
Cheers for taking part in the premiere. Think we'll start doing these again. It's always super fun to chat to you all.
Steve Fletcher on The Repair Shop fixed a rolling clock just like that one, and it worked and rolled on a shorter ramp. It may be on the BBC I-Player. 🕛😊
Could watch these horology videos all day. Was so happy to see this new one posted and very much enjoyed it. Enjoyed the night click video as well. I hope you make more! Thank you!
This subject "ticks" all my boxes, thank you!!
Thanks very much and i just Sub'ed to your channel....
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anybody else miss the L the first time they read clocks?
You can see from this video that Oliver is so absorbed by his profesion and place that he absolutely loves what he does. Thank you fro the pleasure is watching him explain and demonstrate his art
More horology content please! The collection at the museum is sublime!
You've got a little bit of time before the premiere, here's a playlist of all our other horological content. Glad you like it!
That rolling clock has to be one of the best things I have ever seen.
When you live so far from London that visits are not possible, these lovely videos Curator's Corner are like having your own personal expert guide to some of the world's most attractive things. There's more too, abstract treasures such as deciphering ancient scripts and teaching us wonderful secrets such as Egyptian alphabets ... Thank you Curator Ilona and friend Nick.
People may well think it's odd to talk to Clocks - but I have names for all mine! LOVE Clocks (only the mechanical kind) can't get enough of them. Always had a fascination for Clocks and Time , and it's just a bonus that we can't live without them! Thanks for sharing!
11:33 The OG of add-ons! I love it. 16th century clock seller: "Well, what you reallly need for this clock is the alarm add-on!"
Yes! Oliver is back! Can you guys make more videos with him? Such a talented and knowledgeable man :)
He would make such a great neighbor!
Right?! I wanna be friends with this man
Type a dude that would peep in your windows
@@SkiSkillsMontana yeah to look at your clocks!
@@IvanSN you misspelled cock
What a charming person. So interesting to listen to as well.
A clock curator who looks exactly how you would imagine, and I could converse with him for hours on this subject.👍😁
Every time I hear someone discuss Horology I am reminded of the last Pirates of the Caribbean movie!!! 🤠👍
Posting Curator’s Corner when Objectivity isn’t posting is a great move. There are so many great artifacts at the BM.
I hadn’t ever heard the term horology before I saw Oliver’s first video on this channel. It sent me off on a whole new area of interest. More like this please.
To be honest, I clicked because the thumbnail looks like John Candy. But excellent video - loved that rolling clock!
As a watch collector, I am so hyped for this!!!!
Judging from the live chat, I can verify this!
This is wonderful; so many interesting clocks, and wow, the old alarms! The clock videos were some of my favourite Curator's Corners, so this is a strong start to the new series for me!
What an absolute fantastic Gentalman. Someone who is atuned to his pasion and work is one of my heroes
What an absolutely fascinating video! I learned things I never even suspected. Suddenly life in the Middle Ages seems more alive.
Curious Clocks and Watches through time with Oliver Cooke | Curator's Corner S8 Ep1 1620pm 16.3.23 excellent!!!
For some reason Oliver reminds me of Gary Strang from 'Men Behaving Badly'. Go figure. Edit: absolutely loved all the clocks. Excellent presentation!
The Repair Shop fixed a rolling clock before, so I hope the museum can get theirs working. The board length of the repaired clock was similar to the length this one was sawn down to. Link to the clock- czcams.com/video/UNmLI2kHzCQ/video.html
When I visited the Greenwich Observatory a number of years ago, the guide showed us a clock that was the old GMT. He said that the clock took two beats to advance, one being called a "deadbeat" because it didn't do anything. I asked if that's where the word, deadbeat, came from to describe a person who did nothing. It made sense. He looked at me as if I had just asked him to explain Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
Quite sad really.
Plenty of people in jobs in which they're not quite up to the task, at least the guide only has to learn a script and lives are not depending on his competence.
@@jonka1 I don't think a tour guide being hesitant to confirm a little-known piece of etymology that, from my cursory research, appears to actually be apocryphal merits this degree of pathos.
Mr. Cooke even looks like a proper English Clock Museum Curator.
What a great video! I love the nifty mechanicals... and Mr Cooke (Dr Cooke?) is just a delight to watch; he's obviously so taken with the devices. More!
Clockmakers must be the most fun people in the world to conceive of these wild & crazy timepieces--and the most skilled to make them! I love clocks--or more like, I love knowing what time it is, watching the dance of the hours. I caught a glimpse on a video of a hanging clock that was attached to the underside of a birdcage & I'm obsessed with making my own as a DIY. I have a birdcage, exactly 12 inches diameter, bought a cheap clock that it fits into perfectly, now all I need to do is fancy everything up & decide where to hang it! Not exactly great art--but great fun!
Very interesting and enjoyable video.
Art, class and engineering. Absolutely wonderful collection & dedication; heaven for us that enjoy mechanical watches and clocks!
Wow
Never seen anything like it. Love it. Please more watch and clock videos. :)
I could watch this guy all day 😂
I am quite certain that this individual is the most undisputedly colossal nerd I have ever seen! So I donated! I couldn't possibly be more impressed with this level of nerdery! Ad&d, Lord of the Rings, step aside here is your new king!
Curators Corner, the place where all the clever and interesting dweebs are selected enlighten us all.
This feels like something out of a Wes Anderson film and it’s beautiful
Very interesting stuff!
And Mr. Cooke is brilliant and charming.
More, please !
This makes me so grateful to have laser accurate time literally in my back pocket. As someone who comes from a culture where punctuality is key, I can't imagine the stress of only having something that is so inaccurate that it only tells me the hour. Though I imagine since everyone was subjected to this, people where less worried about punctuality
More of Oliver and his clocks, please.
The "flying" pendulum clock mechanism is my favorite!
I love this!! It’s like when I was a child and my uncle would explain clocks to me. More please!!
If I lived across the pond I would repair that rolling clock for you. I love bringing ancient artifacts back to life. When I ran my repair shop my motto was “your clock arrives broke, it doesn’t leave till it’s fixed”. Thanks for the interesting horology journey.
Always good to see a curator who knows how to let his hair down!
Thank you so much I was an apprentice instrument maker and I also worked for a London clock maker for many years I still restore and service clocks and are still fascinated by them
Your video and the way you present these lovely items is amazing thanks
That's just genius. More. And if you get it into working condition, please bring it back or if you find one in such condition, please air it.
I really enjoyed this episode. Thank you, “so there you have it”.
Fascinating. It looks like he's wearing a Datejust. I started humming "Blinded me with Science" after seeing him.
Just pure Horology bliss thank you for your time and upload
BRILLIANT - more clocks please...!!!
love! big love for all of these pieces and the "minds" behind them
He's fantastic to listen to!
The clock and watch section of the museum is a source of never ending fascination
I never thought I'd be interested in clocks and watches, yet here we are. Now to watch (pun not entirely unintended) any other videos with Oliver because this was genuinely fascinating!
Unbelievable !!! Thank you so much you are fabulous !! My goodness, I would LOVE to come for a visit!!!
I so love these quirky devices.
The rolling clock is a nice metaphor for daily life. It starts every morning at its peak and then constantly moving downwards until it comes to a stillstand at the lowest level.
Very interesting video, thank you!
i have always loved and been fascinated by old clocks, the intricate mechanisms and especially the very delicate and precise parts people were able to make hundreds of years ago with the tools they had available, it might sound odd but these things make me proud of humans and what we are capable of. the rolling clock and the flashlight clock are amazing, well they all are pretty cool but those two are my favorites. i do think the last "alarm clock" thing you showed would be pretty reliable tho if it was kept on a level surface.
My favorite corner!
Lovely! So glad I found this video! Thanks
A very special presentation. Many thanks.
That was a great presentation . Thanks for taking the time to make this.
This was absolutely fascinating. Such beautiful time pieces. And such innovative approaches to marking time.
Fascinating. Thank you for an intriguing glimpse into past time keeping
Some very interesting pieces there!
This was really delightful. I really enjoy this series and look forward to more episodes. Hope to visit your wonderful museum some day.
Wonderful presentation! Thank you.
Oli's back! that's about the best news in all things "british" in years.
This guy is wonderful.
Fascinating. More please 👍
Brilliant, very clever pieces. Thank-you.
I am totally fascinated! Found the vid by accident and will absolutely watch more.
Welcome to the channel!
Wonderful, informative and enjoyable. Thank you so much for making this.
Lovely educational video. I especially appreciate all of the background research on each item that Oliver has conducted in preparation to be able to deliver so much information in a relatively short time. Kudos!
Always a pleasure to watch these :)
Thanks, fascinating. I could watch more of this for hours!
Simply Amazing! Loved it sir.
Oh wow. So many thanks for this video!
I live on a little boat, and in my (pitch black @ night) V-berth I have the modern day version of that wonderful little Eveready projecting clock. This one is automatically regulated by the US Navy's atomic clock in Colorado---it recently automatically changed to DST for me---and it casts a warm, glowing amber circle on the wall with the time, in am or pm.
Finally, a channel with superb content! 🌷🌷
Great episode. Thanks
This was fascinating and the clocks were gorgeous - thank you.
Hello British Museum people. I just wanted to say that I am a bit of a frugal chap, so I do most of my CZcams watching on my cell phone instead of the television to save money on power, but whenever I watch your videos I put it on the tv for better viewing.
Much appreciated. The clocks look much better on the big screen!
More! More! More!
Oh my ! The clocks that you have ! I have spent many happy hours enthralled be the sheer intricacy and beauty of your collection ! And you get to touch them ... Mind you I did just repair a fusee movement from the bank of England ! That was thrilling.
Amazing craftsmanship!
Love the aftermarket alarm adapters. My first view on this channel. subscribed. Always wanted to build a shortt clock, would love to see a deep dive of that or P. Woodwards W5.
Marvellous stuff!
This is genius horology, on this video! I am loving it.
Please more.
Great Video !
Kudos for not editing out that off-camera question. Got to see Mr. Cooke’s sense of humour.
Brilliant !! Thank you for sharing
A quick comment on the flying pendulum clock...
My grandfather was a CMBHI (Craftsman of the British Horological Institute), and he had a flying pendulum clock among the many clocks he had, and from how his worked and your example does, your is set up wrong. The umbrella is, in fact, part of the escapement, the wires coming down from it should be in line with the upright ones on the clock itself. In this setup, the flying pendulum will first catch the down wire and then wrap around the upright one, then upon unwinding wrap only around the upright, before coming fully free to move to the similar setup on the other side. This means it should wrap and unwrap twice on each side per each full cycle. It won't really make it any more accurate, and you don't want this clock near any cats, but your example will run at double time if not worse with the umbrella removed.
Just love the first one! Takes a lot of space, but I want one! Thanks for sharing 👍🏼
amazing clocks and passionate curator
It's about time.
yeah, another curator's corner season, so fun, very interesting clocks
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful..
Love the video!!!
Wonderful! Subscribed!
I feel so at home here 🤗 What a wonderful channel.
Very interesting! ❤ Thanks!
Absolutely loved it. Thank uou.❤
That's just lovely.