Keepers are still out there!!

[wow]

I find it very difficult to find good original American-made clocks in my area. Most have been altered in some way. Today, I got a call from a local antique shop owner, who wanted to sell a calendar clock. I contemplated a long time (10 seconds) about whether I wanted to see it or not. I was there in about 1/2 hour. It is a beautiful Sessions calendar school house clock with everything original. I got it at a great price. All it needs is a click rivet. I have already replaced that. It is in the Ultrasonic as I write. I am posting some photos. They are still out there. You just can't give up. Coments appreciated!!

 

[harold bain]

Great find, Will. You are right, there are still lots of good clocks out there waiting to be found. I've never had a calendar clock (except my Korean with a calendar, but I don't count it as collectable). Still looking

 

[Billy]

Couple weeks ago I got a call from a dealer to check out a clock. All he could tell me was it was a Sessions, the bottom glass was cracked and the dial had flowers on it. Come get it for $75...
As it turned out, it was like yours, only with a strike movement, calender clock. I only found this out after it was sold to someone else.

And yeah, my fault for dragging my feet to go check it out, figuring by the description I got, it was nothing I would be interested in.
Billy

 

[Kevin W.]

A little off track, but Billy did you find out if your Langdon clock was a 30 hour or 8 day clock.
That one sure is a keeper.

 

[Billy]

Hi Kevin,
Yeah, it was a 30 hr. Its' been running sweet now for a couple weeks. The movement had some minor issues, cracked teeth, worn pivots, older previous repairs, etc.
Those wood movements are a different animal to work on but we got through it.
Billy

 

[Kevin W.]

Sounds nice Billy, did you happen to take pictures of the movement?

 

[Billy]

Hey Kevin,
Finally got those pics.



Billy

 

[cazboy]

Your original point is well taken, wow. There really are some keepers out there! I saw a tv show a few days ago about a couple of guys who drive around the backroads looking for stuff to buy and resell - not just clocks, but anything. They drove up to some farmer's barn which contained a lifetime collection of junkyard "good stuff", and part of it was a clock collection. The camera didn't dwell on the clocks unfortunately but looked like some gorgeous dusty old wall clocks & mantel clocks.

 

[rmarkowitz1_cee4a1]

Your original point is well taken, wow. There really are some keepers out there! I saw a tv show a few days ago about a couple of guys who drive around the backroads looking for stuff to buy and resell - not just clocks, but anything. They drove up to some farmer's barn which contained a lifetime collection of junkyard "good stuff", and part of it was a clock collection. The camera didn't dwell on the clocks unfortunately but looked like some gorgeous dusty old wall clocks & mantel clocks.

Great program! I believe it's called "American Pickers" and I think it's on the History Channel. It follows the adventures of 2 antiques dealers who drive around the countryside with the philosophy that they will buy anything they think they can make money on.

I saw the episode you refer to. They didn't show an iota of interest in the clocks! I kept on yelling at the TV, "What about the clocks?", but, they didn't listen.

RM

 

[Weight Driven]

"American Pickers" has been going on for a long time. I knew a guy in Pennsylvania who did that sort of thing in the 60's and 70's. Got a lot of good stuff that way.

 

[clocks4u]

Yours is the Star Pointer model. Probably my favorite of their long drop series. The only thing I see is the original glass is either replaced or the stencil has worn away......Great find!

 

[wow]

Are you refering to the "regulator" stencil on the lower glass?

 

[clocks4u]

Yes, it usually had regulator with matching border.

 

[wow]

I started this thread, so I thought I would show off the finished product. Here are photos of my Sessions long drop.

 

[Kevin W.]

You have a very nice looking clock Will.I am envious.
I need a bezel and glass for my Gilbert school house.The whole clock overall looks good.

 

[Robert Ling]

Looks great !