We Repair Clocks, but we are also avid collectors!
Beha Model 361 Gothic Cuckoo Clock
The first antique cuckoo I ever added to my collection. The Beha model 361 is a fairly common model and was very popular and for good reason! They existed in both weight and spring driven examples. A very beautiful example of black forest clock making at its finest!
Nest Robbers Painted Cuckoo
A 19th century wood plated cuckoo clock with a hand painted face. The bird is hidden in the tree.
Beha Model 401 Shelf Cuckoo Clock
Rather unusual case style for the famous cuckoo clock maker from the black forest. This shelf cuckoo has a wooden plate double fusee 8 day movement.
Wooden Clock
This is a clock that I made from scratch out of wood and some brass. It is a John Harrison H1 style clock and runs for about 7 days before the weight must be re-wound. The clock is primarily walnut and the wheels are strong Canadian maple, except for the great wheel that was made from brass due to the higher torque. The grasshopper escapement is very pleasing to watch.
Antique Black Forest Clocks
We provide clock repair services and antique clock repair for mechanical clocks of all descriptions. This is an example of an antique cuckoo clock made in the black forest between 1850-1900. This example features a double fusee wood plate movement typical of the period.
Antique Long Case/Hall/Grandfather Clocks
Long case clocks also known as grandfather clocks in North America are some of the most recognizable time pieces in the world. These clocks have been made in many time periods and in many countries. The example shown above is a Canadian made hall clock made around 1910.
Cleaning Clocks
When a clock has been run for a long time slowly the oil that once lubricated the clock gets black and hardens as it dries out. This causes friction that can stop the clock from functioning properly and can also start to act like sand paper, cutting away brass and damaging the clock. In a lot of cases when a clock is not working a good cleaning and lubrication is needed to bring the clock back to life. Here are some photos of some common clock parts before and after a cleaning taken with a microscope. At the top is a pinion, note the material in the leaves where the wheel teeth would mate with this part. In the middle is an escape wheel. The black oil is clearly visible on the teeth and after cleaning has been removed from the brass. At the bottom is a typical arbor hole. Once the black sludge is removed the mating arbor pin can be reinserted in the hole and the wheels will once more turn properly.
Antique French Mantle Clocks
This is an example of a French mantle clock made around 1900. The French were very active clock makers in this period and produce many beautiful and amazing clocks. The small delicate movements that power these clocks were well made and with proper servicing many are still running more than 100 years later.
Not all Cuckoo Clocks Have Doors!
This cuckoo clock features a life sized exposed bird. On the hour and half hour the bird will come to life and open his beak and flap his wings with the sound of the cuckoo's call. These clocks featured 30 hour movements and many had wood plate movements.
An English Lantern Clock
Yep no minute hand! Why? Two reasons: 1) that makes the clockworks simpler and 2) when this clock was made many people would not have been able to read the time anyway. This clock has the year of manufacture proudly displayed on the dial...1784. What history this clock has been around for! They are not the easiest clocks to live with however. The top is a bell and when this clock strikes midnight...the clockmaker who made it still wakes up.