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Clock Repair Projects

Lockwood Almquist Revisited

I last worked on Lockwood & Almquist back in November. That’s also when I last photographed the clock as well – please forgive the reprint complete with Christmas lights. I promise […]

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Clock Repair Articles

Building a Clock Movement Test Stand

Most of my repair work has been on smaller pieces, but I’ve done a few full-sized clocks lately, and have needed something more convenient to rig and test movements in […]

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Clock Repair Projects

A little extra time – 1930’s Colonial Grandfather Repair

The Minnesota Clocks & Watches household is coming up on the end of the second week of semi-quarantine, just in time for Governor Walz’s “shelter in place” order to extend […]

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Clock Repair Projects

Mission-style Tall Case Clock – A Repair Adventure

I recently purchased a collection of clocks from the estate of a longtime collector and have begun to go through them. Some will likely stay in my personal collection, but […]

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Seth Thomas WWII Ship Clock Model 5195

I picked up a non-running World-War II-era Seth Thomas ship’s clock, model 5195. This is a time-only clock in a brass case intended to be mounted on the bulkhead of […]