My 1874 German Keinsle wall clock often skips the chime on the hour or half hour and thus gets behind. How can I make an adjustment so it will stop skipping the times it’s supposed to chime? Otherwise I’ll have to keep pulling the little wire to advance the chime, which I now have to [...]
How do I adjust my antique wall clock so it won’t “forget” to chime on the hour or half and thus get behind?
December 11th, 2009 2 Comments
Tags: Antique Wall Clock · Chime · Half Hour
problem with a winding clock that does not chime occasionally?
February 12th, 2009 1 Comment
justinlimkt asked: I have a problem with my antique clock because it does not chime occasionally.
General rule: the clock chimes every half an hour.
there are two problems:
1. the clock skips the chime sometimes, leaving the chime numbers to be irregular
e.g:
at 4 it chimes 4 times
at 4.30 it chimes once (because it is 1/2 hour chime)
at [...]
Tags: 15 Minutes · Antique Clock · Chime
Value or Informmtion of an antique clock?
June 8th, 2008 3 Comments
Sue B asked: Someone has given me a Seth Thomas 8-day clock and I’m wondering it’s value. It’s a mantel clock, he said it’s in between 1920-1930. Inside the back panel it gives instructions to operate and has the following: Quarter Hour Strike Movement No. 89-L
It’s beautiful and I love the chime [...]
Tags: Antique Clock · Chime · Day Clock