2/70 Tabatiére in Oak case with Brass Inlay

Two missing teeth
​High quality case and mechanism
Mechanism doesn't run - unknown cause
​Case almost perfect, but missing a single brass string at the back

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15th November 2023
​Dismantling and cleaning

Movement base and fixing screws

Comb & screws

Tune change lever

Stop lever

Spring motor with intact Geneva stop

Governor

Comb removed

Governor vane & bracket

Cylinder bearing

Tertiary drive shaft and bearing

Governor gear train

Spring motor top

Spring motor bottom

Brass bedplate

Spring arbor & spring

Gear train disassembled

Steel parts in ultrasonic bath

Cleaned parts

16th November
​Rassembly

All components cleaned and polished

15th November 
Case cleaning and new brass string cut to length and glued in place

Box as received

Movement removed

Movement base tray

Brass cleaned and replacement string cut to size

Replacement string glued in place and filed to fit.

23rd December
​Finally got the spring to engage without slipping and movement back in its case.

Tune 1

Tune 2