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novicetimekeeper replied to the thread Robert Watts of Stamford Transitional Lantern 1730 ish..Chinoiserie are rather out of favour aren't they? I don't have one but that is very cheap. Dukes sometimes do some very odd things, I'm... -
novicetimekeeper reacted to DeanT's post in the thread W Hazeldine of Rowton 8 Day Longcase Clock with
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Oh that looks so so much better. Firstly the fit is really good and secondly they are now the appropriate period for the clock. I’m glad... -
novicetimekeeper reacted to Jezster18's post in the thread W Hazeldine of Rowton 8 Day Longcase Clock with Like.
Well, I got offered 2 sets of cherub & crown spandrels to try on the dial, & this is the result. I will shorten the minute finger as...
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novicetimekeeper replied to the thread W Hazeldine of Rowton 8 Day Longcase Clock.I think that looks much better
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I would leave original spring. What is 8%? Not much. I see many repairs of mainspring, shortages, wrong replacements (too weak or too...
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novicetimekeeper replied to the thread pinwheel regulator, huygens winding, ellicott pendulum.that's a lot of clock you have there!
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novicetimekeeper reacted to bruce linde's post in the thread pinwheel regulator, huygens winding, ellicott pendulum with Like.
it took four and half months to get this from a dealer in switzerland... here's the blurb on the clock from him: REGULATOR, ELLICOTT...
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novicetimekeeper replied to the thread What kind of alarm clock do you use?.I only collect English clocks but always fancied one of the german alarm clocks with a music disc on top to wake you up
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novicetimekeeper replied to the thread Is this a Bakelite case?.I think the flash edges and the surface appearance look very much like those you get with a thermosetting plastic moulding so yes...
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novicetimekeeper replied to the thread What kind of alarm clock do you use?.I have a house with loads of 300 year old alarm clocks, but I use my phone.
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novicetimekeeper replied to the thread Single Fusee Drop Dial Stoke Staffordshire Charles Duckett.Still more than likely a retailer. Even established clockmakers bought in dial clocks. This happened from the very beginning of dial...
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novicetimekeeper replied to the thread W Hazeldine of Rowton 8 Day Longcase Clock.You could shorten the minute hand it has rather than changing it. That's the most glaring fault now, the hour hand isn't so easy but...
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novicetimekeeper replied to the thread Rust and corrosion.Cold tea, very strong, is a chelating fluid. This means that rather than an acid pickle which will leave the surface very active, you...
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novicetimekeeper reacted to Leigh Extence's post in the thread Double Fusee Drop Dial Clock with Like.
This might help a little on dating your clock. I have a similar shaped mahogany-cased drop-dial wall clock, with a slightly shallower...
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novicetimekeeper replied to the thread W Hazeldine of Rowton 8 Day Longcase Clock.Barder has the spandrels as first used in the provinces from 1715, very popular 1730-40
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