I live two blocks from the original factory in Winsted. In the river are all kinds of springs and gears from the inner workings of the clock manufacturing.. In 1955 there was a great flood brought on by two hurricanes back to back which removed one whole side of main st. It never got rebuilt. We have a one sided main st. You can see all the old foundations though that used to straddle the river or sit on the banks of the river.The factory sustained heavy damage as well. Neat. These clocks are all over the place around here. Lots of people I know have them. Talk about quality. Nice one you have there. Peace.
the clock is a shellacked finish . I use alcohol to melt the finish and smooth it out. lt helps to preserve and rejuvenate the finish while filling scratch's with original finish for a good match.
There won't be anything missing from the movement, it will just need a service. If you don't know anything about mechanical clock movements, then get it done by a clockmaker.
try some howard feed n wax wood polish and conditioner on the finish, it may help , but it might need to be refinished, ebay sells it for a good price.
I live two blocks from the original factory in Winsted. In the river are all kinds of springs and gears from the inner workings of the clock manufacturing.. In 1955 there was a great flood brought on by two hurricanes back to back which removed one whole side of main st. It never got rebuilt. We have a one sided main st. You can see all the old foundations though that used to straddle the river or sit on the banks of the river.The factory sustained heavy damage as well. Neat. These clocks are all over the place around here. Lots of people I know have them. Talk about quality. Nice one you have there. Peace.
That finish on the wood is from a hot fireplace baking the original finish. It's a Nice Patina.
Cheers,
Bugs
the pendulum rod goes inside that hooked wire loop hanging right near it, it transfers the spring energy to push the pendulum back and forth
the clock is a shellacked finish . I use alcohol to melt the finish and smooth it out. lt helps to preserve and rejuvenate the finish while filling scratch's with original finish for a good match.
Thanks for the comment, I hope to have this clock restored soon.
@farmall1938 Thanks very much for the information hopefully I will have this clock looking new again soon.
Wow, my great grandparents alos got a clock for their wedding...
Retro
There won't be anything missing from the movement, it will just need a service. If you don't know anything about mechanical clock movements, then get it done by a clockmaker.
try some howard feed n wax wood polish and conditioner on the finish, it may help , but it might need to be refinished, ebay sells it for a good price.
im pretty sure the clock is pretty damaged
I's probably more like 1865-1940.
id leave the finish alone, by removing the patina I think it removes value