Your newest acquisition. Volume 7

[Sooth]

Chris, that Fusee drop dial clock is a really nice find. I especially like that it has ripple molding along the waist.

I believe that your hour hand is not original, since it doesn't match the "chunky" style minute hand (or vice versa).

You might be able to find a nice old pendulum for it of you look, but there are some decent reproduction fusee pendulums available.

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Steve, that is a gorgeous piece, and I'm sure that a good 80% of us would love to own one like it. The mahogany on it is especially gorgeous, but I'm not sure that the finish on it is original, it looks like it's been redone. Probably at the same time that the tablet was restored. But whoever did it, did a nice job.

This thread has been split into multiple Volumes. For your convenience, the following LINKS have been added to each thread.

http://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?t=44290 Your newest aquisition. Volume 1
http://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?t=44322 Your newest aquisition. Volume 2
http://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?t=44320 Your newest aquisition. Volume 3
http://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?t=44299 Your newest aquisition. Volume 4
http://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?t=44318 Your newest aquisition. Volume 5
http://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?t=44319 Your newest aquisition. Volume 6
http://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?t=44292 Your newest aquisition. Volume 7

Sam Kirk

[time327]

Thanks all,
Sooth I did put a little beeswax polish on the case to put back in some moisture, which gave it a sheen. Tried to look everywhere to see if it has been re finished, if so I can't really tell.
Love seeing everyones clocks,
Steve

[TEACLOCKS]

My newest from a flea market.
I see that it might be a morbier,
But I cant find the G around IROD ?? In the Trade Mark Book.
Any help ?

[harold bain]

Teaclocks, that clock looks a lot like a Vedette that I worked on a few months ago. I would say, definately French.

[Steven Thornberry]

Girod is French, but I have little information about them.

[Sooth]

Hey everyone. I finally got off my lazy bum and updated my website. There are 9 new clocks up on it (no sound clips or info pages yet), and I have also revised and updated the "coming soon" page.

[TEACLOCKS]

It does Have Morbier.
Is there a French Trademark Book ?

[inbeat]

I've had this for a month or so along with some other stuff I have in the garage. It has been too hot to work on anything in the garage so the clocks are just sitting or hanging. I brought it inside and dusted it off two days ago, put the bob on it and off it went. Although it is running and keeping decent time, I need to at least oil the movement. Not a bad Herschedes double chime (Westminster or Cantebury) with an inlay looking front. Mahogany. Has a nice sound to it. Not my kind of clock or a keeper but altogether not a bad clock.

[Robert Ling]

It's nice to click on the last page of this thread and it is the last page and not a red band : )

[inbeat]

Robert,
I finally figured out why that was happening before....I had blocked a particular poster and by not showing his posts, it left a blank on the last page...depending on how many posts he had in that particular thread....when I unblocked, it did not occur....

[haneyk]

Here's my latest, a sweet little Chauncey Jerome cottage clock, all original and running well! Does anyone know an approximate date for this clock? Is it one of Jerome's first 30-hour brass movements from the late 1830's?

Kevin

[tomrsey]

Kevin, from what I can figure out, Jerome opened the case shop in New Haven in ~1842. The movements were still made in Bristol. That factory burned and everything was moved to New Haven in 1845. So the "New Haven" on the glass, I'm thinking, would put it after 1842 or even 1845.

If your clock has a label, it would tell us more. The location and exact name on the label helps to date it.

[Kevin W.]

Nice clock. I have a Ogee made from the same company. Too often labels get removed or damaged.Cottage clocks make a interesting collection.

[haneyk]

Tom, the clock doesn't have a label, just the name on the front glass and the below stamp on the front of the movement.

Kevin

[tomrsey]

With New Haven stamped on the movement, I would seem to be post 1845. Very nice cottage. I have looked through several books and Bulletins and cannot find a reference to the movement in yours.

Very nice cottage!!