Forum: General   Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:54 pm   Subject: Seth Thomas cuckoo

Seth Thomas imported cuckoo clocks as well as other clocks and movements to be sold under their brand name in North America. Certainly they had little to do with the actual manufacture of these clocks ...

Forum: General   Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:21 am   Subject: New Haven electric

You could try removing the motor from the rest of the clock and then see if you can get it to 'freewheel' by spinning the motor shaft while plugged in. Working some light machine oil into the pivots m ...

Forum: General   Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:24 am   Subject: Ridgeway clock ID

The details on the sticker more likely apply to the case design and finish.

More information and date of manufacture may often be found from the information stamped into the brass on the back plate ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:17 am   Subject: Urgos Parts

I am not so sure that you can get "all the parts you need" since Urgos had already been out of business for some time before LaRose acquired the residue of the parts inventory. Likewise LaRo ...

Forum: General   Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:11 am   Subject: RFT of Leipzig

Although Googling RFT of Leipzig brings up an extensive listing, it is an electronics conglomerate better known for microphones and loudspeakers as well as other electronic devices. Nothing is recorde ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:59 pm   Subject: aniversary clock

Most modern anniversary clocks have a three or four ball pendulum. There is a knurled nut on the pendulum unit. Usually there is a + and a - and/or an S and F marked on the nut to indicate which dire ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:21 pm   Subject: anniversary clock

Have you noticed any "fluttering" of the anchor as the pendulum oscillates back and forth, at the times mentioned (10 past the hour for example). That is the usual cause of anniversary (400 ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:26 am   Subject: Chime/strike sequence

Many older clocks (including this one) had what's known as count wheel striking, meaning that it's possible for the striking and the hands to get out of synch.
On a clock of this vintage the hands ar ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:53 pm   Subject: Seth Thomas pendulum

Many Seth Thomas clocks had a pendulum bob weighing in around 2.5 oz. e.g. most of their kitchen series and the #89 movements used the "boy-on-a-fence" pendulum which is still being reproduc ...

Forum: General   Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 3:29 pm   Subject: King Arthur clock

It's difficult to place a value on your clock without being able to see it or examine it first hand. You could scan eBay listings under the section on grandfather clocks. If you can find a similar clo ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:44 pm   Subject: Sessions clock

Any competent clock technician should be able to assess the problem with this clock and repair it. Some parts (like the verge and even some escape wheels) are available from suppliers. Worn pivot hole ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:32 am   Subject: Sessions problem

The "reverse C" is the verge and it is not contacting enough of the tooth surface on the escape wheel, thereby allowing a tooth or teeth to slip from time to time. The result is that the clo ...

Forum: General   Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:59 am   Subject: King Arthur clock

The numbers that you found inside your clock indicate that it is a Hermle westminster chime, weight wound movement. This movement is still being manufactured today and parts, should they be required, ...

Forum: General   Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:50 am   Subject: Clock project

Unlike mechanical clocks the pendulum in a quartz movement is not used for time keeping. It is purely ornamental. Most, if not all, quartz pendulum movements have breakaway pendulum rods which can be ...

Forum: General   Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:22 pm   Subject: Herschede clock

There can be a number of reasons besides leveling that could cause a clock to stop. It could be anything from lack of lubrication, a cable overwrapped on a cable drum, movement in need of cleaning or ...

Forum: Mechanical Movements   Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:25 am   Subject: striking problem

The hammer needs to be bent upwards slightly so that it does not rest on the gong. At rest a clearance of about 1/8 inch between the hammer head and the gong is normal, however it may be necessary to ...

Forum: General   Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:59 pm   Subject: Dial crystal

Judging by the photos on eBay the clock possibly never had a crystal over the dial. The bezel doesn't look as if it is hinged. It would have to be if a crystal was installed since the dial must be acc ...

Forum: General   Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:06 am   Subject: Herschede

Is it a mantel or floor clock? Anything manufactured before the early 50's was built by Herschede in their Cincinnati factory. From the mid 1950's until they went out of business in 1984 many of the m ...

Forum: General   Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:18 am   Subject: Urgos 5 tube movement

I am pleased to hear that a thorough cleaning solved your problem. As much as you might like the easy way of doing things sometimes a complete tear down, cleaning and reassembly, as you discovered, is ...

Forum: General   Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:32 pm   Subject: Urgos 5 tube

I assume that you've probably checked all the usual possibilities like lubricating the movement.
However if the movement hasn't been cleaned in some time that could be the simple cause of the proble ...