Decorated clock - any idea what this is?
Decorated clock - any idea what this is?
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sad61t

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240 months

Thursday 2nd February 2017
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Sorry for bad photos, it was a quick mobile snap and I could only access the front.


mikeveal

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280 months

Tuesday 7th February 2017
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Its a carriage clock. Probably striking on the hours and quarters. I can't tell any more without better pictures.

sad61t

Original Poster:

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240 months

Tuesday 7th February 2017
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mikeveal said:
Its a carriage clock. Probably striking on the hours and quarters. I can't tell any more without better pictures.
Thanks Mike, any particular angle you need? I'll take a camera next time I visit.

mikeveal

5,139 posts

280 months

Tuesday 7th February 2017
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Movement will be the most telling thing, along with any other markings. I'm not an expert by any means, but those are the things that will be asked for.

clockworks

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175 months

Wednesday 8th February 2017
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Hard to tell what it is from those pics, and with nothing to give a sense of scale. Carriage clocks are normally wound from the back. It doesn't look French, because the winding holes are unfinished (no brass grommets). The hands look American, but most American-made clocks sold in the UK were very badly finished. I'd guess at it being German, possibly HAC (Hamburg American Clock co.) or Junghans (they made some carriage style clocks with pressed metal cases).

A pic of the movement back plate and escapement will reveal all.