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Here are a few examples of the work we have done at Clock Repair Service.
All of the work is done in our shop by Bob himself. Very rarely is there a reason for us to send out a clock to be repaired. If we do have to send a part out to be replaced, like a clock face for repainting, we will always let our customers know when, where and how we are going to handle that particular part. Bob always tries his hardest to keep the integrity and the historic value of each clock. Many times a replacement part is made, rather than purchased. He also tries to retain the original finish on your families clock. Many times a good cleaning and stripping of the first few layers of dirt and waxy buildup will bring the original luster and shine back to your clock, as you will see in the first example. When looking at this Ogee clock, keep in mind that the finished product is the original finish. Bob just removed 120 + years of dirt, paint and grime, keeping the historic value of the clock. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Bob. He will be more than happy to discuss your families clock restoration or repairs.
Ogee 30 Hr clock
The picture on the left was how this clock came into the shop. It's a Chauncey Jerome Ogee 30 hr clock. It looked like it had been buried for years. All the parts were there; however they were just laying in the bottom of the clock. After Bob rebuilt the movement, he started to remove the 100+ years of dirt, paint and waxy buildup on the case. At some point in the clocks life, someone had painted the case. After he was able to remove the dirt, he removed the paint. Under the paint was several layers of wax and dirt. He was able to remove all of the wax and dirt and get down to the original lacquered finish. A small portion of the original lacquer was removed then cleaned. The final coat was a specialty formulated colored wax. Keeping the original finish is always our goal when working with antique clocks. The bottom glass was cleaned down to what was left of the reverse painting of the clock. The owner of the clock had chosen not to have the glass sent out and repainted. They loved the original label on the inside back of the clock and wanted to see it. We coated the original label with a protection layer, which not only brought out the print better, but it also preserved the label and will slow down the deterioration of the paper label.
Not all of the clocks that come in need such a drastic refurbishing, but many come close. We, as well as the owners of the clock, are ecstatic how the whole project worked out. We were happy to bring this clock back to life.
Large Cuckoo circa 1920
This was another great clock that came into our shop. The clock belonged to our customer's mother. She discovered it in a storage area in the basement of her mothers home. The clock was all there, with the exception of the bellows (the part that makes the cuckoo sounds) and the hands. The movement had years of dried oil in it and some parts had started to rust, and some were even stuck together. The case was in rough shape. The wood was dry rotted and had a few cracks in places. Bob was able to clean and restore the movement, replace the bellows and find some hands that we later "antiqued" to show some age to keep the clock looking original. The case did not have any type of finish on it, so Bob was able to recondition the wood and then he was able to apply a good quality wax to the case. As you can see, the clock turned out fantastic. This clock has a "quail" bird as well as a "cuckoo" bird in it. The quail will come out and quail on the 1/4 the 1/2 and at a quarter til each hour. On the hour, the cuckoo bird will come out and cuckoo the amount of hours.
It was such a joy to work on this clock and as you can see it turned out wonderful.
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