We take pride here at LTSO.com in our punctuality. Actually, it’s more of a lack of punctuality. Given that Halloween was last month, I should have posted this then.
This is a clock we got a while back at auction. It was listed as an Ingraham mantle clock, yet it says Plymouth on the dial. The case is structurally sound, the finish isn’t all that bad, but it’s not great either. Brass could use some cleaning, but I generally sell my finds in “as found” condition, cosmetically. I just make ‘em run, but I don’t touch the cases except for some light (ie: dirt removal) cleaning.
The first thing I noticed was the empty slow/fast hole in the lower center of the dial, and the added adjuster hole at 12 o’clock.
It’s stranger inside. Here, I’ve taken off the hands and the bezel and face. The movement is nicely cleaned and in excellent condition. It’s also a stamped Seth Thomas movement; I believe it dates from 1890 or so. Looking at the inside of the case, there’s “new” wood showing where someone has modified the case to mount this movement. It wasn’t recently done, but it’s clear this clock has been modified.
I’m not sure now if it is a Seth case, or an Ingraham or even a Plymouth, just that I have a Frankenclock. The back is no help, as while it looks like it may have been factory, the Seth Thomas cover is mounted sideways.
Here’s all the pics of the teardown. While I prepped the mainsprings for possible removal with zip-ties, (I didn’t have mainspring clips at the time) I haven’t broken the movement down further, as there’s really nothing I can see wrong with it.
so you basiclly fix clocks…..
Yes, I fix clocks. Some clocks, anyway.