Free (Special) Antique Clock Giveaway!

[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by Easy E

You are clearly above average in looks and intelligence.

Originally Posted by Speedbird-1

Very pretty clock Paul. Happy to pay postage to England you good looking b’stard!

Originally Posted by AzPaul

That one really is sharp. Nearly as stylish and handsome looking as its restorer.

Note to self: Extra drawing chance for Easy, Speed and Paul

[Speedbird-1]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

Note to self: Extra drawing chance for Easy, Speed and Paul

I'd place that clock, right next to the large, beautiful photo' of you, that I have in my den.




PS. Just out of interest Paul, could you tell us something about your restoration procedures/techniques ?

[ratty]

Originally Posted by Speedbird-1

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PS. Just out of interest Paul, could you tell us something about your restoration procedures/techniques ?

Hi Paul

As Steve has said above, this sounds like an interesting hobby, can you tell us more about how you get the clocks and what is involved please?

Thanks.

By the way, does it come with it’s original boxes and papers, have you looked at it under a microscope to check for scratches and does it keep perfect time?

[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by Speedbird-1

I'd place that clock, right next to the large, beautiful photo' of you, that I have in my den.




PS. Just out of interest Paul, could you tell us something about your restoration procedures/techniques ?

Thanks Steve, I would like to claim it is come complicated in-depth procedure, but in truth, Telechron (the only clock model I work on) is exceptionally easy. Back around the turn of the century, companies were looking to convert clocks to be powered by that new-fangled invention, electricity. The issue was, it was very difficult to regulate time from an AC source (alternating current). As a matter of fact, the first electric clocks used batteries as their power source, which obviously, was not very practical. Around 1910, a man named Henry Warren founded the Telechron clock company in Ashland MA. His solution was incredibly ingenious and simple. To regulate the time, he used a component called a “Rotor.” It was really a counter, sized and positioned so when Alternate Current had completed 60HZ, or 60 switches of positive and negative electrons, the rotor moved the second hand 1/60th of the dial. Simple and ingenious. Replacing a rotor is a very easy procedure, and to work on them usually just involves cleaning the components and re-soldering connections. Easy Peasy

[Speedbird-1]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

Thanks Steve, I would like to claim it is come complicated in-depth procedure, but in truth, Telechron (the only clock model I work on) is exceptionally easy. Back around the turn of the century, companies were looking to convert clocks to be powered by that new-fangled invention, electricity. The issue was, it was very difficult to regulate time from an AC source (alternating current). As a matter of fact, the first electric clocks used batteries as their power source, which obviously, was not very practical. Around 1910, a man named Henry Warren founded the Telechron clock company in Ashland MA. His solution was incredibly ingenious and simple. To regulate the time, he used a component called a “Rotor.” It was really a counter, sized and positioned so when Alternate Current had completed 60HZ, or 60 switches of positive and negative electrons, the rotor moved the second hand 1/60th of the dial. Simple and ingenious. Replacing a rotor is a very easy procedure, and to work on them usually just involves cleaning the components and re-soldering connections. Easy Peasy

Thanks for that Paul, you make it sound easier than the whole procedure, probably
is.
Why not get your younger brother (Jocke ) to photograph the process?