Kaiser

[Dells]

Just received my latest cheap purchase but unfortunately it came without a pendulum so I will add a note on parts wanted, looking at the guide it looks like it’s made by Petersen and the pendulum I need is number 81 in the guide, I has a unusual fork is it original?.
Dell

 

[etmb61]

Dell,

That is the original fork. There have been other examples posted on the board. It's described in the guide for suspension units 18A and 18B. You might need a new top block if the one you have is the crimped type.

Eric

 

[Burkhard Rasch]

Eric beat me by a few minutes! Yes,the fork is original and should be kept when a new SS is made. See my little strange clock , id´ed only with the same fork.Nice aquisition Yours , congrats!https://mb.nawcc.org/threads/help-id-haller-backplate-not-listed-in-the-book.159833/
Burkhard

 

[etmb61]

Eric beat me by a few minutes! Yes,the fork is original and should be kept when a new SS is made. See my little strange clock , id´ed only with the same fork.Nice aquisition Yours , congrats!https://mb.nawcc.org/threads/help-id-haller-backplate-not-listed-in-the-book.159833/
Burkhard

Hey, sometimes I know stuff!

Eric

 

[KurtinSA]

With my Petersen, I had the original blocks, but needed to replace the suspension spring so I ended up using replacement blocks. Didn't know how to deal with the pressed together blocks.

Kurt

 

[Burkhard Rasch]

Eric , no doubt about that!
Kurt , interestingly my little Petersen came with skrewed top and bottom block -maybe replaced once in the life of the clock- and with that special fork. Of cause I´d use skrewable blocks if I had to make a new SS , but I´d retain that fork for its originality and as a help to id the clock.
Burkhard

 

[Dells]

Thanks for the comments I am not going to do anything with it until I find a pendulum so it could be sat on the shelf for a while.
Dell

 

[Burkhard Rasch]

I´m still thinking about this clock : signed Kaiser but in detail Petersen
As for the pendulum it will be hard to find an original since Petersen produced only a short time and didn´t have a great output. I allways love to have clocks running , so if I were You I´d take a 4 ball pendulum at hand , make a SS with standard blocks on top and bottom and the original fork and have the clock running till an original pendulum crosses my way.
Good luck with it!
Burkhard

 

[Dells]

Hi Burkhard
That’s an idea but I have a few others to do first including my mother’s smiths Westminster chime that was a 1st anniversary wedding present to her from my late father that got damaged in a house move, she is desperate to get it repaired, smashed glass and it chimes all the time, never worked on a Westminster chime before so that will be an experience.
Dell