Got this movement from my friend who lives a couple of miles away. He is a long time clock repairman and is most responsible for the disease I have of fooling with these clocks. Because of an unexpected illness in his family recently he had to close his shop for about three weeks with 3 or 4 repairs in started but uncompleted stages. His work backed up and I offered to help him catch up, which he accepted.
This movement was on his test stand and was basically finished but needed a pendulum rod fitted and regulated.
I opened up his shop, took the movement off the stand and put it in my car and took it home. I noticed when I put it on my stand that the hour cannon was missing but didn’t think anything of it when I saw there was no keeper built to the movement to hold it on and figured it came off with the dial. You know the rest of the story, I have no memory of ever seeing it. It’s been too long since he took the dial off and he doesn’t remember either. We have both been looking and haven’t given up, I’m going to search the grounds around his shop tomorrow with a metal detector. I am getting a little concerned. Not in panic mode yet, but close.
I’ve worked on several of these little movements and many, made by different makers, look like they were made from the same set of plans. I’ve got this sinking feeling that the parts aren’t interchangeable but I thought I would ask anyway. Any ideas on where I might find one if this one is not found. I have included as many dimensions as I can think of.................BUMMER:bang:
Any help or ideas is appreciated.
Randy
This movement was on his test stand and was basically finished but needed a pendulum rod fitted and regulated.
I opened up his shop, took the movement off the stand and put it in my car and took it home. I noticed when I put it on my stand that the hour cannon was missing but didn’t think anything of it when I saw there was no keeper built to the movement to hold it on and figured it came off with the dial. You know the rest of the story, I have no memory of ever seeing it. It’s been too long since he took the dial off and he doesn’t remember either. We have both been looking and haven’t given up, I’m going to search the grounds around his shop tomorrow with a metal detector. I am getting a little concerned. Not in panic mode yet, but close.
I’ve worked on several of these little movements and many, made by different makers, look like they were made from the same set of plans. I’ve got this sinking feeling that the parts aren’t interchangeable but I thought I would ask anyway. Any ideas on where I might find one if this one is not found. I have included as many dimensions as I can think of.................BUMMER:bang:
Any help or ideas is appreciated.
Randy




