Smal old wall clock regulator with 1 weight dial diameter 5 1 inches.
Old regulator wall clock mainspring.
Merritt s antique clock shop offers fine american and european wall clocks shelf clocks and grandfather clocks at reasonable prices.
A clock which appears to be over wound seizes because of a buildup of old oil and dirt in the mainspring coil which causes the coil to stick.
Dealing with clock mainsprings is very dangerous.
On smaller loop end mainsprings the loop end can be open.
Eventually a lubricant no longer acts like a lubricant and gets tacky.
If you re having mainspring issues it s also a good indicator that we should clean and inspect the rest of the clock at the same time.
Taking care of your mechanical clock mechanical clocks do need to be handled with care and can be sensitive but you shouldn t have to be fearful of winding your clock.
Lots of people collect clocks pocket watches and wristwatches but far fewer folks are in the habit of opening up their precious timepieces and making their own repairs if you are such a person you know the importance of having a good selection of antique tools and parts on hand from case openers and mainspring winders to extra dials and movements.
Over winding a clock is a common myth.
The top box usually contains the working mechanisms and it.
Used on kern 400 day midget clocks.
Antique sessions schoolhouse time wall regulator clock 8 day store 2.
Those built between vienna austria before the 1760 and 1835 are called laterndluhr clocks.
A click failed on a mauthe wall clock and caught me as the spring unwound.
In merritt s clock shop you can always find a wonderful selection of antique clocks by seth thomas ingraham new haven gilbert waterbury and ansonia clock companies along with unusual woodworks and spring driven clocks by earlier american clock.
Regulator clocks can be divided into three broad categories.
When you look at these clocks they look like three boxes stacked on top of each other.
29 75mm tooth plate diameter.
16 tooth ratchet wheel x 11 35mm diameter.
This causes the coils of the mainspring to physically stick together.
This allows the mainspring to be attached to a fixed point such as a barrel hook.
Types of antique regulator clocks.
Original antique hamburg american junghans 8 day chiming regulator wall clock.
In actual fact it s time for a cleaning overhaul to remove old lubricant and accumulated dirt and replace it with fresh lubricant specially designed for clocks.