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I use a microset to set the beat on every tower clock which still operates as originally whether it has electric rewind or not, Its a useful tool...

Good for you. Short or long pendulum? Paint cleanup can be a problem. Metalwork, not so much.

Afraid it's not easy. Soap and water with a non metallic brush will be a good place to start. There might be some changes from the dark grey where...

Agreeing with Jim, the depth of the socket needs to engage the full length of the square feature of the winding arbor.

It has a casting rather than a pillar to maintain plate alignment. It is also a quarter striking clock.

Some winding keys had a spur gear on the end, fitting over a stud. Usually on a flat bed style clock except for the smallest which did use a...

There's a 16 in town where I live. Bob looks much the same even though ours was made about 1904

Fan appears to be outside the frame on that one, but it's not. Continental style with large distance between the side plates and plates are not...

If the barrels are metal, wire rope is suitable IMO. Heavier weight on the strike side.

See if you can chase down what was known as Empire Clock Co. They had electric movements for this size work.

Hand shafts run from the transmission, a gear cluster to connect clock to up tp 4 dials, and motion works change the 1 revolution per hour of the...

That's pretty much it. More falls=more weight. Hammer size nearly always increases with bell size(weight.)

You can manipulate that by hand and see excessive wear if its there.

How sloppy are the pivots? Does the shaft appear to lift when in operation? I would oil them every time I oil the clock

Lots of people neglect to check the pivoting structure of the bell hammer It' meant to allow force to rotate the hammer in an arc. Many times the...

All the upper train bushings usually have ample "meat" in them to rebush.. Winding drums, not so much. Walls are thinner. My last project I...

Machine oil. they do not need to be flooded, but you can put several drops on a vertical run, or on the winding drum when full. Not enough to make...

That's a real grasshopper escapement.:D

I remake them from bronze or brass bar stock. They are all flanged, so the only other alternative is to make a bushing for them and ream them to...

I oil all I service every 90 days. A drop at each pivot. You have to remember nothing runs forever without periodic maintenance. That includes...