This clock was made and built as presentation piece to M. C Leclaire in 1887. M. Leclaire was the inventor of the Turbine a Dragee which choclate coated sugar cube and other edibles. This is quite heavy with a marble base which contains the spring driven ...
All the street sellers making their own chocolate coated almonds etc. use such mechanised pots (albeat electrically powered) to this day. Didn't realise there was an inventor. Such a neat piece and great to see it working! Don
No, there is no patent number on this piece, but then it is a presented clock that represents the turbine, not the actual working Turbine itself which most likely does have patent number on it