Hello everyone, just picked up a 400-day clock and was wondering if anyone had any idea what year it is.. All I know is it's a kienzle. Thanks!
The only way for us to give you any meaningful information is to see the back. Aside from that it sure looks like a Kienzle. It has a pin holding the hands so I would guess a solid pinion movement with a dead beat escapement. It also has a smooth bezel with a celluloid dial and thinner finials so I would guess a higher serial number. Eric
Well I don't have enough information on Kienzle to date your clock. What I can say is the suspension spring guard was designed to hold the adjustable bottom block that was used with Kiensle's first ball pendulum which was itself non-adjustable. I think that would have been about 1916? The pendulum you have is a Kern part made from leftover parts they acquired after they took over Schlenker and Posner around 1939. The number on your clock is one of those out of sequence with their normal production. Eric
