Pipe organ clock
Encyclopedia
A pipe organ clock was a clock
that chimed with a small organ pipe
built into the unit. An example is a Markwick Markham made for the Turkish market, circa 1770.
Clock
A clock is an instrument used to indicate, keep, and co-ordinate time. The word clock is derived ultimately from the Celtic words clagan and clocca meaning "bell". A silent instrument missing such a mechanism has traditionally been known as a timepiece...
that chimed with a small organ pipe
Organ pipe
An organ pipe is a sound-producing element of the pipe organ that resonates at a specific pitch when pressurized air is driven through it. Each pipe is tuned to a specific note of the musical scale...
built into the unit. An example is a Markwick Markham made for the Turkish market, circa 1770.