Connecting drive rod

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Connecting drive rod.
This rod connects the clock movement to the orrery mechanism to drive the planets.

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ID:	ZAA0651.9
Type:	Connecting drive rod
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	Unknown
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Diameter: 357 mm;Overall: 249 mm
Parts:	Clock Plaster moulding (ZAA0651.1) Suspension spring and rivet (ZAA0651.2) Pendulum (ZAA0651.3) Rod (ZAA0651.4) Block with short wire rod attached (ZAA0651.5) Dial (ZAA0651.6) Movement (ZAA0651.7) Gong (ZAA0651.8) Connecting drive rod (ZAA0651.9) Winding key (ZAA0651.10)