While dumpster-diving with my beer-budget on online auctions, I won the auction on this clock in my quest for advance my meager experience and skills. It just arrived today. After getting it in beat (it was SO far off it wouldn't run at all unless the case was tilted almost 45 degrees), it's ticking away merrily and evenly, plumb and level. It's been through some ham-handed treatment, with a bajillion excess screw and nail holes behind the face, some solder in places I can't imagine it being a good idea, but it's survivor.. the case really isn't bad condition and it looks great on the wall in my shop. I know NOTHING about this clock... so far, all except maybe two of my non-torsion clocks are from American makers. It seems similar to the clock discussed in this thread...
Another Nagoya Shoji thread
.. except that one has engraving on the movement while mine appears to have none. If I understand that thread correctly, that would place mine sometime after 1923.
OH... it only strikes the hour.. no strike at all on the half hour. Is that normal for this clock? The center/hands arbor is REALLY wobbly, and the front face pivot hole is a decided oval, but the clock doesn't seem to care.. it's running without complaint. It would take a HUGE bushing to fix it, but I'm about to get some practice doing my first hand bushings on two other clocks so maybe I'll pick up a bigger reamer and bushing pack and give this one some love too eventually.
Can anyone give me any information as to approximate date of manufacture, maybe translate the Japanese characters written on the back of the face, etc? Very grateful for any history behind this clock. Pretty excited about this one, actually. Not sure why.
Full clock..
Label ...
Gong base ...
Movement ...
Back of face ...
Close up of writing ..
Another Nagoya Shoji thread
.. except that one has engraving on the movement while mine appears to have none. If I understand that thread correctly, that would place mine sometime after 1923.
OH... it only strikes the hour.. no strike at all on the half hour. Is that normal for this clock? The center/hands arbor is REALLY wobbly, and the front face pivot hole is a decided oval, but the clock doesn't seem to care.. it's running without complaint. It would take a HUGE bushing to fix it, but I'm about to get some practice doing my first hand bushings on two other clocks so maybe I'll pick up a bigger reamer and bushing pack and give this one some love too eventually.
Can anyone give me any information as to approximate date of manufacture, maybe translate the Japanese characters written on the back of the face, etc? Very grateful for any history behind this clock. Pretty excited about this one, actually. Not sure why.
Full clock..

Label ...

Gong base ...

Movement ...

Back of face ...

Close up of writing ..

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