anyone know about clocks?

[duke33]

Good answer CHOMPERS. I was thinking the little key unlocks the clock door. The short wire puzzles me too.

 

[midnight]

I am envious. That is a really nice clock.

The round thing is the pendulum weight. The funny looking rod (the long one) in the seventh picture is the pendulum. There should be a flat rectangular piece of brass with a rectangular hole up in the clock. It should be loose in there and will flop back and forth as you tip the clock side to side. The pendulum rod hooks onto that piece of rectangular brass. First you will need to assemble the pendulum weight to the rod. The rectangular piece of brass should fit in the center of the weight. There is that weird piece of wire curving around and ending at the center. The end of that wire holds the rectangular piece in firm. The thumb screw on the end of the pendulum weight is the fine adjustment in case the clock is running fast or slow.

The large key is for winding the clock. The left wind hole is to wind the clock (keeping time), the right hole is to wind up the chimes. If the chimes proves bothersome (too noisy at night), just don’t wind them any more.

The small key is likely for something else. Don’t throw it away. It will belong to something at your grandparent’s house. The extra piece of wire is a mystery. I would have to see the clock to determine if it belongs to it. It reminds me of a bellows rod (cuckoo clock).

wow
thanx for the reply
im going to have to read that a few times and then look at the clock

very nice clock. chompers explained everything I would know about it and more.

hopefully you can get that bad boy chiming every 1/4 hour!

i was thinking more of every hour or at midnight and noon

Good answer CHOMPERS. I was thinking the little key unlocks the clock door. The short wire puzzles me too.

my grandparents could have just thrown in the small key and wire/wires

 

[duke33]

The long one should be for the pendulam to hang on. That is a sweet clock. I have several my father left. One is a cuckoo. I like old clocks.

 

[midnight]

The long one should be for the pendulam to hang on. That is a sweet clock. I have several my father left. One is a cuckoo. I like old clocks.

so
like
the long rod should go back in the clock
and the round thing should go on it?
pendulum= round thing? lol
and ya i thought the clock would look good over my 240g
curious on what it sounds like
any guesses on age?

"edit" just re read chompers post and he answered it already lol

 

[duke33]

It should hook up right at the mechanics of the clock. Like CHOMPERS said, there will be a little piece that goes back and forth. Yes the round part at the bottom end of the "shaft". The little adjuster will speed up or slow the "swingtime" of the pendulem(sp). Therefore adjusting the accuracy of the clock.

 

[CHOMPERS]

"edit" just re read chompers post and he answered it already lol

I thought it should have been clear enough.

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[midnight]

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[duke33]

I guess I should have read it all.

 

[midnight]

lol

ok lets go inside.......

 

[duke33]

It hooks on that oblong hoop somehow. Nice pics by the way.