Horological Conservation - A Study of Bellows Materials in Smoking Automata, by Brittany Nicole Cox
Horological Society of New York via YouTube
Overview
Syllabus
Welcome
HSN 1866
Traveling Education
Scholarship
Vintage HSN lapel pin
Roger Smith DVD
Practical Watch Escapements
Correction Notes
Bulova Devil Diver
Zenith El Primero
Horological Conservation
Types of Automata
Main Topic
Conservation Dilemma
Automata
Smoke
Test Materials
Construction
Smoke Test
Destructive Test
Test After Exposure
Valve Workings
Tencel Testing
Test Pieces
Results
FTIR Testing
Tyvek
Head
Smoking Automata
How long would Smoking Automata last
Brittanys background
Form and function
Filters
Taxidermied
Working with Radcliffe
Taught by
Horological Society of New York
Reviews
5.0 rating, based on 1 Class Central review
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This presented an in-depth look at a historical physical object by someone who is very close and passionate about it. I found the engineering, restoration, experimental design, and cultural history talked about in the lecture to be quite compelling