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This was bought on ebay for just £125.00
Good points - It is all original, nothing has been messed about with on this clock as with so many longcase clocks these days it has its original movement and dial, no wood worm and the oak case is in very good condition.
Bad points - No pendulum,, no weights, no hands, no bell, bits of veneer missing, bits of wood trim missing.
So what I need help with is the pendulum and weights. How do I go about making a new pendulum? I would imagine this had a plain wooden pendulum rod and a cast bob, it might have had a brass covered bob but I am not worried about that. How do I work out the length and bob weight and size?
Secondly the weights, where do I start with those? I can mold new lead weights, that is not a problem, do I just keep adding weight until it will run?
The movement as you can imagine is in pretty bad shape, it doesnt look like there is much of a wear issue, so far the pivot holes dont look too worn and the pinions and wheel teeth all look good. All the steel work is quite rusty but not as bad as some I have seen. I will add pictures as I start to strip and clean it.
I have an old westclox alarm clock in pieces at the moment and at the same time a square cased kundo 400 day clock that is having a complete refurb as most of the laquer was missing and the brass looks nasty, not to mention having to remove lots of gloss paint that has been spilled all over the case, as soon as I have these two out of the way work will begin on this beasty.