By disassembling a 16thc clock (to which this screw belongs), I learned that it originally may have had a pig bristle regulator, like in this 1580 clock: tinyurl.com/4uj54s3e
Real pig bristles were once used as elastic springs to help regulate the movement! I stinking love #EarlyModern craftsmen! ❤️
669 likes, 7 comments - michael.mansshardt on October 8, 2025: "#Saugut - Die Schweineborstenhemmung, ein Stück Uhrmachergeschichte (review)
Die Schweineborstenhemmung gehört zu den frühesten Hemmung...
