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Grandma's Clock

Hello. Looking for some information on my grandmother's clock that was given to me. Pretty sure it came over from England in late 1890's when her parents came to the States. My initial research and FB postings inform me this is Black Forest clock from 1830 - 1840 time. It does not run. I can start the pendulum, but it won't stay running. I have the key and tried to wind the left side. It was tight and maybe that is normal, but I only wound it a couple of clicks to be safe. The right side was tighter and I did not try to force it. I manually moved the pendulum back and forth for about 15 minutes and both dial hands moved that amount of time, so that part is working. The pendulum just won't stay running on its own. Does it need more winding?


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garyh550

Dumpling eaters

Below are two versions of dumpling eaters which were sold as novelty automaton clocks. They give the appearance of eating a dumpling and chewing it. They definitely were very unique and very rare clocks.


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garyh550

Here is a impressive musical movement


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A Edge
A Edge

Hi I’m looking for some help identifying this clock please and any fact about it would be good to thanks in advance

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Chrsitopher Hemmer
Chrsitopher Hemmer
Oct 24

Gary is correct it is new, it will have a Regula movement installed in it and will have / should have another name on it / the movement , stating which company it was made for, it is also called a one day or 30 hour movement , it has small weights , which appear to be 450 gram weights, { The pine cones } they also might be 320 grams, As Gary stated take off the back of clock and upload a photo or simple tell us what you see.

Cheers From www.BlackForestCuckooClockRepair.com


Christopher😎

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garyh550

Monk clock automatons

Here are two videos of the rare monk figure automatons in action.




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richarddyson
richarddyson
Nov 03

Very nice Gary, I have one similar to the second clip but without the musical box.

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clocks for sale

hello, looking for some listings on clocks for sale? any ideas? links? black forest. thanks

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David Jeorling
David Jeorling
Oct 17

I am selling this shield clock. It was an attic find that I just cleaned a bit to make it run. https://www.ebay.com/itm/197481920875

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Their are several coming up on Auction on the 25th:

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/auctioneer/1044/fontaine-s-auction-gallery/

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chris9020chris9020

This clock was in a case that was built by George Gill Knox, 1791-1872, a cabinet maker in Vevay, IN. or his father, a Revolutionary War soldier, Robert Knox, 1758 - 1836. It is mounted on the wall so I can't see the back, but there is a card in it that says

No 6

Lorenz Schoenbach in Preukirch

(And then in Old German script)

Lorenz Shoenback

in Preukirch


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moon4cle
Oct 16
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garyh550

Be very careful is selling or buying clocks at an Auction House!

For those of you who have thought of selling or buying an antique clock from an auction house beware. I was heartbroken to see what had happened to clocks that I had spent some thirty years collecting and perfecting their restoration and performance.


In reviewing the posted photos on their website I had seen so much damage that was done to the clocks which included broken carvings, bent and or missing linkage along some damage to the mechanical music functions. I had to contact the auction house though out the auction process as to issues with the clocks damage and descriptions inaccuracy’s.

I will do all future sales though eBay or directly with the buyer in which I will have the clocks professionally packed though the UPS store and pass along the exact cost to the buyer. As just one example Fontains auction house charges 10% to the selle…


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Chrsitopher Hemmer
Chrsitopher Hemmer
Oct 21

First sorry to here about your clocks - it also happens on eBay , I started back up doing Vienna's and Black Forest along with Grandfather clocks, I can tell you horror stories of the damage on my clocks that I bought off eBay


I haven't replied on here as I haven't seen current posts when I signed up


This showed up in my email and thought I would reply


I started my New website in the past year and very happy to have done so , I'm a NAWCC member , and joining other groups


You had stated you were selling clocks, I buy at times and still working on my website, and will be for years to come God willing


if you have Trumpeter parts - anything just visit my site or drop me a email

www.blackforestcuckooclockrepair.com


my phone number for those who love to text message


321-525-0034


I got a few from Auction houses a friend in Texas buys for me, soon to find out all the weights and such missing from all the lots were put in milk crates and auctioned off later, we assumed they were missing like many are - by the time we caught on to this new auction house the original parts we were missing got sold off - Weights and Pendulums for Cuckoo's and Vienna's { I did , well, was able to get a hold of a few of those crates , 6 Priority large mail boxes at about 70 pounds each - my friend located the buyer on chance when at the auction house😀


So I very much get what your saying and it breaks my heart as well, I love my clocks and doing restorations, it took 25 years to be free of my ex and a few years to start over with nothing and now doing well once again , so my friend I have seen it all, this is nothing new , but nice to see people on here


I got to add this UPS ships a lot of heavy boxes and I have had a lot of issues with incoming boxes and do not use them sometimes I have no choice on boxes coming in from eBay , me, I pack professionally anyways and I use Fed ex on all my clocks leaving my business , nothing ever late or missing like UPS, its is unsettling having to fight with UPS as to were a Huge Vienna Regulator has gone missing, more then once was enough for me , my stuff coming from overseas DHL - eBay and Fed ex have not let me down, the postal service is another rotten issue, they are rotten on the Space Coast - now with the tariff's it is getting more costly a carving chisel , rare , needing restoration came VIA Fed ex fast and fine, but I got a bill from Fed ex for $7.70 { Trumps New Customs import fee }on a $15 dollar item shipping alone was $25.00 from Japan , so my friends pick your poison things are bad all over - I'll leave it at that


Cheers From The Florida Space Coast

Christopher

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garyh550

Very early documented wood wheel clock with glass bells

Very rare glass bell clock with a paper front dial face.hard to believe that this one has lasted so long in such great condition 👍🏻 clock is from 1780 which makes it 245 years old 😳


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