Category Archives: specific clock repair techniques

QUAIL CUCKOO CLOCKS: Quail cuckoos are quite involved and can be very challenging repair items. They contain of course 3 bellows and usually have the strike controlled by count wheels. The quail gear train usually trips the cuckoo train.The quail … Continue reading →

GOLDEN HOUR: The golden hour clock is the only series in the Jefferson electric that motors are available for now. When the motor is replaced, the dial glass and gear and gear ring and housing should be cleaned. Some information … Continue reading →

TELECHRON: This is a type of electric clock that works on 110 volt 60 cycle electric current. There are quite a number of different types of Telechron electric clocks but only a few will be discussed here. The 2 most … Continue reading →

European mechanism (WEIGHT DRIVE) The american floor clock with automatic chime change changes every hour on the hour, be sure the hammer lift cam moves before the chime trips. At ¼ after it starts a different melody. 24,25 These mechanisms … Continue reading →

FRENCH CLOCKS: Most french clocks are fine examples of extremely well made precision instruments. They usually have tapered pivots made of very hard steel. In fact , almost all of the steel in a typical french clock is very hard … Continue reading →

THE SETH THOMAS 124 The seth thomas 124 is a westminster chime mechanism with mainsprings wrapped in barrels attached to the front plate (by rivets or screws). The gear teeth on this mechanism are shaped slightly different than on most … Continue reading →

levers: Levers that are attached to sleeves that ride on shafts should not be oiled in the same way that pivots and/or mainsprings are oiled, and/or lubricated; particularly those levers that depend on gravity to operate. The reason for this … Continue reading →