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  2. Escapement - Wikipedia

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    Animation of anchor escapement, widely used in pendulum clocks. An escapement is a mechanical linkage in mechanical watches and clocks that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.

  3. Ninety Years Without Slumbering - Wikipedia

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    Sam confides in the psychiatrist that his father gave him the clock on the day he was born, and that he will die if it stops ticking. The psychiatrist thinks this belief is merely a subconscious rationalization of Sam's obsession with the clock and advises him to sell it. In an effort to appease his family, Sam puts the clock up for sale.

  4. Lever escapement - Wikipedia

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    The lever escapement, invented by the English clockmaker Thomas Mudge in 1754 (albeit first used in 1769), is a type of escapement that is used in almost all mechanical watches, as well as small mechanical non-pendulum clocks, alarm clocks, and kitchen timers.

  5. The 82 Best Christmas Movies on Netflix You Can Stream All ...

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    The light-hearted film is based on Netflix's popular animated series, Spirit Riding Free, which aired for eight seasons. Watch on Netflix. 39. ... With the clock ticking and the storm raging on ...

  6. Early to Bed (1941 film) - Wikipedia

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    Early to Bed is a Donald Duck animated short film that was released on July 11, 1941, by RKO Radio Pictures. [1] The film was colored by Technicolor, produced by Walt Disney Productions, and directed by Jack King. The cartoon tells the story of Donald, who is trying to sleep, despite the annoyingly loud ticking of the clock keeping him awake.

  7. List of animated short films - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of animated short films. The list is organized by decade and year, and then alphabetically. The list is organized by decade and year, and then alphabetically. The list includes theatrical, television, and direct-to-video films with less than 40 minutes runtime.

  8. Midnight in a Toy Shop - Wikipedia

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    When the bird goes back into the clock, the spider creeps along the store's floor. He walks backward and bumps into a large pile of alphabet cubes , the cubes all fall down and scare the spider. As the spider runs away from the fallen cubes, he trips over a wind-up toy car which activates and drives around him in circles.

  9. Tickety Toc - Wikipedia

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    Tickety Toc is a preschool comedy animated television series produced by The Foundation, part of Zodiak Media and FunnyFlux Entertainment. [1] The first series consists of 52 episodes, each 11 minutes long, but is often shown as twenty-six blocks, each containing two episodes.