That certainly is very nice restorative work Jim! Are these clocks in your collection or did someone commission you to restore them? I know next to nothing on Tower Clock mechanisms but that Tall Case must have taken some time to bring back from the brink.
The Wood clock I owned but sold quite a few years ago. Sorry I don't have any photos with the dial properly silvered. Makes a big difference. I have been able to do a fair number of restorations over the years, usually for myself. Some for customers and friends too. It is always challenging but that is what makes it fun. I think the Wood clock took a bit over 16 hrs....but I have a pretty complete shop, know a number of techniques that may make such work a bit less difficult, and have experience at a lot of lesser available skills that help considerably.
The little tower clock not only needed significant rust removal, but it also needed a lot of parts made that were entirely missing. So, more trial and error was required than I like. It required making one bevel gear, making the entire aux dial motion work and engraved and silvered dial. It also required making the entire pendulum assembly, the verge, crutch, pallets, suspension spring assembly, regulating nut for the top of the suspension spring, suspension cheeks, 2 new pinions to replace those entirely worn out, remake the fly assembly, make a new bushing or so, make an entirely new rack assembly, remove about 5 pounds of rust, then save the remaining paint I could and then preserve it (hate the shiny clear coat but it is needed to preserve the paint that is left after all the rust removal), make the parts requiring new paint look more period, verify it's timekeeping on and on. I would guess I have about 120-150 hours in that little effort....but the mechanism is "saved", works well, and is pretty much ready for it's new home.
And thanks for the good words...
