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Deter can tell the age of a clock just by looking at its features. This clock from 1902 (one of his favorites) features a porcelain dial and gallery pendulum.
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Robert Deter has repaired and built clocks for more than 20 years. He started with kit clocks but discovered he liked tinkering with the inside parts and restoring antique clocks. Deter shares the list of tools a beginner will need to start repairing and restoring clocks: pliers and screwdriver; jeweler's lathe; good light (he uses neon); magnifier and jeweler's loupe; and stands (to hold the movement while he makes adjustments). In restoring clocks, Deter has amassed quite a collection, including the following: - A 400-day clock that needs winding only once a year.
- Kitchen clocks, which once chimed to awaken agricultural workers to begin the day.
- Silent schoolhouse clocks.
- Clocks whose mechanisms include authentic jewels.
RESOURCES :
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors - NAWCC
514 Poplar St.
Columbia, PA 17512-2130
Phone: (717) 684-8261
Fax: (717) 684-0878
Web site: www.nawcc.org
Longcase Painted Dials: Their History and Restoration
Model: 0709055293
Author: M.F. Tennant
Price Guide to Antique Clocks
Model: 0870697609
Author: Robert W. Swedburg
Encyclopedia of Antique American Clocks
Model: 0873492730
Author: Robert W. Swedburg
Clock Repairing As A Hobby
Model: 0832911186
Author: Harold C. Kelly
The Clock Repairer's Handbook
Model: 0715311220
Author: Laurie Penman
Clock Repair: Basics
Model: 096247665X
Author: Steven G. Conover
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